Trash. He and his family.
People are despicable. Your cousin was on the top tier of trash, and you can't accept it.
Let's see. Her angelic cousin walks into a Waffle House and threatens everyone in the store with a firearm. Most of the people in the place comply out of fear they're going to be shot by some punk wannabe who doesn't give a flip about whether they live or die. Unfortunately, he comes across one guy who is properly trained and permitted to have a concealed weapon. The guy resorts to his training, waits for an opportunity to end the situation, and when directly engaged, he drops the kid like a college elective. Somehow the punk who comes in to rob the place is the victim?
This guy is a hero. There's no telling what these kids could have done had he not been there. Waffle House should be giving him free food for life.
The "victim's" family thinks the hero here didn't get enough training. I'd say otherwise. You're trained that if you pull your gun, only do so if you intend to use it. He drew, he aimed, he hit his target. He diffused the situation. It's a shame someone died in this instance, but they assumed that possibility when they walked into the restaurant intent on terrorizing the patrons and the employees.
This family has some lawyer trying to cook up a civil suit so they an get rich off the death of their cousin/son. That's what this is all about. They're going to explore other legal action. They want to cash in.
Quote:Let's see. Her angelic cousin walks into a Waffle House and threatens everyone in the store with a firearm. Most of the people in the place comply out of fear they're going to be shot by some punk wannabe who doesn't give a flip about whether they live or die. Unfortunately, he comes across one guy who is properly trained and permitted to have a concealed weapon. The guy resorts to his training, waits for an opportunity to end the situation, and when directly engaged, he drops the kid like a college elective. Somehow the punk who comes in to rob the place is the victim?
This guy is a hero. There's no telling what these kids could have done had he not been there. Waffle House should be giving him free food for life.
The "victim's" family thinks the hero here didn't get enough training. I'd say otherwise. You're trained that if you pull your gun, only do so if you intend to use it. He drew, he aimed, he hit his target. He diffused the situation. It's a shame someone died in this instance, but they assumed that possibility when they walked into the restaurant intent on terrorizing the patrons and the employees.
This family has some lawyer trying to cook up a civil suit so they an get rich off the death of their cousin/son. That's what this is all about. They're going to explore other legal action. They want to cash in.
Ignorance begets ignorance.. We see where the perp got his critical life lessons as a child..
I would have done the same exact thing and dropped that fool. I'm pretty sure a lot of people would have.. Good for Harrison.. He's a hero..
Like the writer said at the end of the article
"I strongly doubt that Dante Williams had “never been in trouble before.” It is far more likely that his terrorizing of the staff and patrons of this restaurant were the first—and last—time that he was ever caught committing a crime"
Quote:Like the writer said at the end of the article
"I strongly doubt that Dante Williams had “never been in trouble before.” It is far more likely that his terrorizing of the staff and patrons of this restaurant were the first—and last—time that he was ever caught committing a crime"
Suicide bombers only commit that crime once too..
I'm sad that someone died.
Quote:Like the writer said at the end of the article
"I strongly doubt that Dante Williams had “never been in trouble before.” It is far more likely that his terrorizing of the staff and patrons of this restaurant were the first—and last—time that he was ever caught committing a crime"
This. ^^^
You play in dirt, you get dirty.
Quote:Like the writer said at the end of the article
"I strongly doubt that Dante Williams had “never been in trouble before.” It is far more likely that his terrorizing of the staff and patrons of this restaurant were the first—and last—time that he was ever caught committing a crime"
We actually have the same problem over here with a few criminals. After they get shot, or stabbed, or whatever the family will usually use say he had a "grote mond, maar een klein hartje." It translates as "a bigmouth, but a little heart" but effectively means he looked tough and aggressive but was really nice once you got to know them or he saw you as a friend. Of course these guys usually have an extensive criminal history in petty crimes but that's usually ignored by the family.
Why do people get excited when one someone carrying a gun legally gets to kill someone?
Quote:Why do people get excited when one someone carrying a gun legally gets to kill someone?
When they potentially save the lives of themselves and employees, its justification.
Quote:When they potentially save the lives of themselves and employees, its justification.
There's a difference between realizing certain actions are justifiable self-defence and celebrating the death of another human being. Read some of the comments on that article, it's downright disturbing how excited some of them get about the thought of killing someone.
Quote:There's a difference between realizing certain actions are justifiable self-defence and celebrating the death of another human being. Read some of the comments on that article, it's downright disturbing how excited some of them get about the thought of killing someone.
I didn't read the comments. Instead, I put myself in the shoes of the patron and employees. If someone came up to me waving a gun, you're damn right Id celebrate it. Common sense saves lives..
Quote:I didn't read the comments. Instead, I put myself in the shoes of the patron and employees. If someone came up to me waving a gun, you're damn right Id celebrate it. Common sense saves lives..
Can put yourself in the shoes of the patrons and employees, but can't put yourself in the shoes of a mother who has lost her son?
And before you reply with the same old tired rebuttals that occur whenever The Drifter posts one of these thread; I don't agree with the mother, but I can understand.
Quote:Why do people get excited when one someone carrying a gun legally gets to kill someone?
I would say that killing someone is incidental. What people get excited about is the fact that in instances like these, the tables are turned on violent felons, and if it happens enough times, either we run out of violent felons, or violent felons decide it's too dangerous to be violent felons and choose another path.
Nobody is sitting there waiting for their goblet of blood to slowly sip on while reading the article. They are glad that they can live their lives without the fear of being terrorized by a violent felon.
Quote:Can put yourself in the shoes of the patrons and employees, but can't put yourself in the shoes of a mother who has lost her son?
And before you reply with the same old tired rebuttals that occur whenever The Drifter posts one of these thread; I don't agree with the mother, but I can understand.
Yeah I can understand the mothers grief. But I have no sympathy for the perp. If you have the stones to pull a gun on somebody, then they have to think that the perp may also have the stones to pull the trigger. And taking that guy out was deservingly so. Guess people better think twice about pulling a gun on someone.
Quote:I would say that killing someone is incidental. What people get excited about is the fact that in instances like these, the tables are turned on violent felons, and if it happens enough times, either we run out of violent felons, or violent felons decide it's too dangerous to be violent felons and choose another path.
Nobody is sitting there waiting for their goblet of blood to slowly sip on while reading the article. They are glad that they can live their lives without the fear of being terrorized by a violent felon.
Thank You.. 100% agreed..
Quote:I would say that killing someone is incidental. What people get excited about is the fact that in instances like these, the tables are turned on violent felons, and if it happens enough times, either we run out of violent felons, or violent felons decide it's too dangerous to be violent felons and choose another path.
Nobody is sitting there waiting for their goblet of blood to slowly sip on while reading the article. They are glad that they can live their lives without the fear of being terrorized by a violent felon.
This is obviously not the case though.
Not saying you in particular, but you can't deny that plenty of people get off on these stories.