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Hero Armed Civilian Stops Rape on Austin Trail!

Discussion in 'Current Events' started by JIMV, Nov 16, 2017.

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  1. JIMV

    JIMV Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    An Austin man takes his weekly trail run armed with a flashlight, cell phone -- and a handgun tucked in a Velcro belt. Last month he pulled out the weapon to help rescue a woman who was being sexually assaulted.

    Josh Williams, 39, was running about 5:30 a.m. on the north side of Austin's Hike-and-Bike Trail when he heard a woman screaming and pointed his flashlight in her direction, KVUE-TV reported. He saw a man on top of her and realized she was being sexually assaulted.

    "I came up, pulled my gun and told him to get off of her," he told the station. "I said, 'Get on your knees and show me your hands.'"

    https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2017/11/09/hero-pulls-gun-stop-woman-raped-austin-trail

    It seems, contrary to leftist drivil and standard talking points, that armed civilians DO stop violent crime....oooohhh!
     
    JIMV, Nov 16, 2017
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  2. PatriotNews

    PatriotNews Well-Known Member

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    Then when the woman is clear, you shoot the SOB right between the eyes and yell, "Oops!" and tell the judge it was an accidental discharge.
     
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    HB Surfer Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The Democrats would be outraged as you just took out one of their own.
     
    HB Surfer, Nov 17, 2017
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    Steady Pie Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Steady on, old boy.
     
    Steady Pie, Nov 17, 2017
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    There is no need to say OOPS. It's legal to use deadly force to stop a rape in TX. "I thought he was reaching for a weapon" :banana:

    The armed jogger did good. He doesn't want that on his conscience.
     
    Texan, Nov 17, 2017
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    toddwv Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Was he armed with Superman or Batman or were his arms two other superheroes? The right to bear hero arms.
     
    toddwv, Nov 17, 2017
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    Not the brightest comment of the year.
     
    PARTIZAN1, Nov 17, 2017
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    PARTIZAN1 Well-Known Member

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    The hero did fight.
     
    PARTIZAN1, Nov 17, 2017
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    Williams seems like just another emotionally needy gun freak trying to get his name in the paper.

    Next. :bored:
     
    Andrew Jackson, Nov 17, 2017
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    Yeah, now tell us proportionately, how times does a guy with a gun stop something comparable to how many times a guy with a gun murders an innocent person or people?

    Myth, more guns don't make anyone safer, hell, we got more guns than people and still 30,000+ a year are dying from gun violence
     
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    After he got off of her what did Al Franken say?
     
    AlphaOmega, Nov 17, 2017
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    :D
     
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    "Him bad. Me good."
     
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    Do you not think he was being heroic by saving the woman?
     
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  15. Xenamnes

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    Approximately two thirds are the result of suicide, not violence.
     
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    Then there's the flip side:


    Two hurt in accidental shooting at East Tenn. church during discussion on church shootings
     
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    How is the above the "flip side" of the cited article? Exactly what does it demonstrate? That negligence cannot be overcome by technological intervention?

    Negligence on the part of law enforcement officers can easily be demonstrated. Law enforcement officers are responsible for a significant number of negligent firearm discharges.
     
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    CDC report says that defensive gun uses occur at least as often as offensive gun uses. :)
     
    SiNNiK, Nov 17, 2017
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    For every Josh Williams there are 20 just like the idiot in my link. If you want to start comparing 'good guy with a gun who saves an innocent victim' vs 'idiot with a gun who injures an innocent and/or earns his own Darwin Award' stories, we can. You already know which way the numbers will heavily slant...
     
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    Law enforcement is responsible for numerous negligent discharges of firearms. They are not highly trained professionals, rather than are barely anymore trained than private individuals who have never held a firearm to begin with.
     
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    Not according to the CDC. They say you are wrong. :)
     
    SiNNiK, Nov 17, 2017
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    How do you know, the NRA has had funding for gun research cut off from the CDC for the last twenty plus years
     
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    Thumbs up to Josh Williams.
     
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