Do not ever misquote someone when replyinghat's you, a courteous and friendly person who facilitates others to be comfortable..."You are very correct!
Do not ever misquote someone when replyinghat's you, a courteous and friendly person who facilitates others to be comfortable..."You are very correct!
That's the vast majority of human beings.That's you.
Then you immediately misquote me! I did not type, "hat's you...""…Do not ever misquote someone when replying…"
I wish those two unfortunate people who were violently attacked shared that exact mindset. My sense is they did not wish to awkwardly "make a scene" and resisted the urge to immediately depart."…I don't do convenience stores but I'm going to go there's nothing that I could buy in a 7-11 that's so critical I can't leave it and walk out…"
I wish those two unfortunate people who were violently attacked shared that exact mindset. My sense is they did not wish to awkwardly "make a scene" and resisted the urge to immediately depart.
In the vast majority of locales, a person would be disqualified from being "average looking" merely by the fact that they were carrying an axe into a convenience store.First, let me emphasize again that I'm addressing the question of an average looking person carrying an axe in a convenience store in my tiny little town in rural North Idaho...
I've done almost that exact thing with a snow shovel. Can't imagine a reason it would be that unlikely to do the same thing with a different tool.You know you basically have a better chance of hitting the Powerball then of having that specific set of circumstances line up like that right?
See, you live in a place where the hardware stores have shopping carts. I live in a place where it's perfectly normal to see someone walking down the sidewalk carrying a chainsaw, where no one gives a 12 year old with a 7 inch hunting knife on his belt a second look, where you pump your gas and then go in and pay afterwards and where it's impossible to go to town without seeing someone you know. As has been pointed out by several here, context is everything when having these discussions, and yet it seems as if some here don't want to grasp that.Were I to purchase a new axe it would be rolled to my truck in a shopping cart as a courtesy to others because otherwise it just plain looks WEIRD and threatening. If I had other (walking) errands to do, the axe would be left at the hardware store for pick-up later.
I agree, which is why I made that clarification in my post.In the vast majority of locales, a person would be disqualified from being "average looking" merely by the fact that they were carrying an axe into a convenience store.
Wearing hotpants, sneakers, a spaghetti top and a smirk? Judging people by their appearance has become woefully underrated lately.I live in a place where it's perfectly normal to see someone walking down the sidewalk carrying a chainsaw
That's a terrible idea, and it indicates a misunderstanding of the Tueller experiments.
(BTW, it wasn't a chick. It was a dude who thought he was.
I was very clearly not talking about that specific person, in that specific set of circumstances. I've said as much multiple times in this thread.Wearing hotpants, sneakers, a spaghetti top and a smirk? Judging people by their appearance has become woefully underrated lately.
So, here's a plausible scenario.
Family needs to run to town for supplies. Mom drops dad off at the hardware store and then heads to the grocery store. Dad picks up a few things, including an axe, and then thinks, "it's chilly. Coffee sounds good". He makes his way to the convenience store/gas station across the street, gets his coffee and then remembers "I need an oil filter for the tractor". So, he walks a couple blocks to the auto parts place and gets the filter. He leaves that store and heads toward the grocery, where his wife is shopping. On the way, he passes the clothing/boot store, where he dips in to grab a couple pairs of wool socks. Finally he gets to the grocery store, where his wife is just finishing up shopping. All the while, he's been carrying this axe, and no one has thought a thing of it because they've seen folks do similar things before.
It amazes me how some folks here presume to know what things are like in a given area better than the people who actually live there. Shall I tell you what is and is not plausible in Hockley, even though I've never been there?That's really not plausible in the least.
It amazes me how some folks here presume to know what things are like in a given area better than the people who actually live there. Shall I tell you what is and is not plausible in Hockley, even though I've never been there?
Totally concur. That capability to wisely assess and take immediate action is a blessing."…It amazes me how some people bend over backwards making excuses trying to rationalize behavior which is extremely odd to say the least…"
At what point would you do that?Were I in that situation, I'd have retreated just long enough to get my rifle out of the truck and back up the guys already there
What is odd in one place, isn't necessarily odd in another. You're entitled to your opinion of course, but what I'm telling you is simply a fact in my area, it's not just my opinion. In case you missed it (or ignored it) I'll say once again, I'm not suggesting that the person in the video in the OP would not warrant heightened attention, no matter what area they're in. I'm saying that in some places, a person walking down the street or into a gas station carrying a tool, that happens to be an axe, is not automatically wildly out the ordinary.It amazes me how some people bend over backwards making excuses trying to rationalize behavior which is extremely odd to say the least.
You should get some training and start carrying a pistol.Were I in that situation, I'd have retreated just long enough to get my rifle out of the truck and back up the guys already there. Yes, I know that's not the SOP for most folks, but I can't (and won't) stand idly by while some nut job with an axe threatens my friends. Right or wrong, that's just the way I am.
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But it has absolutely zero bearing on this discussion.What is odd in one place, isn't necessarily odd in another. You're entitled to your opinion of course, but what I'm telling you is simply a fact in my area, it's not just my opinion. In case you missed it (or ignored it) I'll say once again, I'm not suggesting that the person in the video in the OP would not warrant heightened attention, no matter what area they're in. I'm saying that in some places, a person walking down the street or into a gas station carrying a tool, that happens to be an axe, is not automatically wildly out the ordinary.