Recent comments in /f/baltimore

Douseigh t1_j1bouhk wrote

Agreed. If I notice someone running up on me I’m drawing or running one of the two. Fuck waiting to see what it’s about. But you have to have good judgement and fear cannot out you in a situation where you’re doing something out of bias. That in my expertise takes a lot of time observing people who look like criminals and seeing the 2-3 actual criminals mixed in.

I remember one time I saw a carjacking - these two dudes came running up on a guy from no joke 70ish yards off. He wasn’t paying attention but something about that always fucked with me lmao like the terminator 2 Liquid Metal guy

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Douseigh t1_j1bo2iu wrote

Just want to add here that duty to retreat can be broadly considered.

If you are faced with retreating into a roadway you cannot retreat safely. Duty to retreat is not just run away it’s that you can only do so if safe option exists

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420EdibleQueen t1_j1bnzhb wrote

I had a couple in Garrison a couple weeks ago. I thought the Hanukkah decoration on the door made it obvious to move along, but guess not. The neighbor got a laugh though. She said the look on their faces when I told them “we’re not interested, we’re Jewish. Have a nice night” and closed the door was priceless

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Douseigh t1_j1bnvsc wrote

I don’t agree with this. Your home, which provides Maryland with tax revenue, should be given the all clear for you to protect, preservation of the home is in marylands benefit as it is an asset for the state. It’s not like the house can move, and I’d never be cool with running from my own house lol, you cannot retreat from the area which you are safest, inherently that involves going to a less safe location which is against the nature of duty to retreat.

The police aren’t protecting it, and your entire life is in one spot. If someone breaks down your door you don’t got time to see what they intend to do, doubly so if you’re just getting out the bed and it’s dark.

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allcapsallcats t1_j1bjy4d wrote

That’s true I can see that. I don’t mind because I like having a small check in because if I had a problem I would never have an appointment on the schedule otherwise. So a 10 minute Telehealth appointment was no sweat off my balls. And they take my insurance too. But it’s something important to consider.

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mibfto t1_j1bj4ms wrote

I made the mistake of a movie as a second date with someone I was on the fence about to begin with. Prebought the tickets and everything, for I am very stupid.

Don't be dumb like me. No movies until you definitely, for sure, enjoy spending time with someone. It's a trap!

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bmore t1_j1bim99 wrote

Yes, statistically they are less likely to re-offend if they are handled in the juvenile system. Longer sentences and even the death penalty do not dissuade violent crime, in fact they're correlated with greater violent crime. In the time you wrote this lengthy comment, you could have read a literature review on this subject.

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