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This cannot be said enough.
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Excellent topic to play the “What if” scenario out in your head.
Myself I’m really not worried about what other people think or the media for that matter. The legal battle is always a concern and with the news media they are going to pry into every bit of your life and find out as much as they can for the next however many days your story lasts. So that is a concern only in so far as it enables people and protestors and those that wish you ill to possibly find you.
As long as you are still human you will replay the event in your head for some time until you either come to grips with it (I did nothing wrong and a bad thing happened or I did everything right and a bad thing happened) or it will drive you insane. I went a long way down that road once and it’s not a pleasant place to be. That said I think you have to travel down that road to get back to the “normal” road.
Cheers,
Craig6
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This poll gives you the option to choose 5 different responses, @Wildrose. If you’ve already consciously considered them all, then select the top 5 that you think people focus on.
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My biggest concern with the media is how will the scrutiny affect the lives of my family members? Will my parents and children be harassed? Will they be followed or repeatedly asked for a comment?
I will defend myself, but I don’t want my self-defense to put my family members at risk in any way.
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@Dawn I agree with that sentiment hence my comment on the news crawling into every nook and cranny of your life. I remember what the Media did to George Zimmerman, Richard Jewell and countless others. They camped outside their homes, parent’s homes and harassed family members unmercifully. Given my circumstance as an ultra minority (Male, White, Christian, Straight, Only married once - never divorced, All the children are ours, Retired Navy Chief. Combat Vet. Boy Scout Leader and I generally vote Conservative/Republican), I am sure they would descend on me like Ring Wraiths or a pack of Dementors. I am sure as you suggest that my family might be faced with that reality. Unfortunately it is part of the risk we take to when we strap on a gun or sans gun are willing to fight back.
It is sites like this and conversations like this that really highlight the personal risks we take as concealed weapons carriers. This isn’t about “I can carry a gun!” This is the sober reflection of what that statement truly means.
Cheers,
Craig6
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Regarding this:
^^^ 100% of that.
My hubby (Special Forces Vietnam) says “There’s rules for there and rules for here and they are not the same. Do not mix them up. Confusing them will break you, that is what will destroy your soul.”
Survival in both normal life and self-defense (or war) depends on applying the right set of rules. Once you apply them, you cannot judge those actions by the other set of rules.
Once you return to normal life, you cannot judge your self defense actions by normal life rules because they do not apply. Doing that will break you.
@WildRose I’ve known a number of men like your great grandfather (I rather think I’m married to one). I would like to have known him.
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Regarding media, neighbors and strangers… those worry me because I have the least control over them… @DBrogue you get that mind control thing worked out, let me know.
Where I have no control I am least able to mitigate damage and interference and for me that’s the scary part.
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My only regret is that I didn’t get to know him better. My grandfather was the youngest of 8 kids and his oldest brother was nearly 30 years older than he was.
GGD was already a very old man when I met him and if I remember right he passed away when I was 7 or 8.
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