https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...poulos-speech/
Last time I paid attention to someone else's trial in this region of the country was Michael Strickland back in 2016, out of Portland. It didn't go so well.
On a side note with Portland, I am less disturbed by what happened to Andy Ngo than the reactions to downplay and rationalize it, even people outside of social media. It's on the same level in my mind as the Covington students.
Don’t go to these things armed and looking for an excuse to shoot. Damnit, folks.
#RESIST
This looks like Zimmerman all over again. Two (well, 3 this time) people in the same place at the same time making bad decisions.
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Am I wrong to say that their first mistake was being there at all?Originally Posted by LittleLebowski
Why would you even go to something like that when you know it's going to be a Shitshow?
Probably gonna get flack for this, but a shooting is not defensive when the actors go to the trouble.
The Minority Marksman.
"When you meet a swordsman, draw your sword: Do not recite poetry to one who is not a poet."
-a Ch'an Buddhist axiom.
We are in strident agreement, man.
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Absolutely. My first thought when I read the article was the quote about stupid people, stupid places, stupid things and winning stupid prizes.
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Yeah, I tend to avoid large, angry mobs. Not much upside to be found wading into one, looking for conflict.
”But in the end all of these ideas just manufacture new criminals when the problem isn't a lack of criminals.” -JRB
The article mentions that she was 'trained to use it':
Wonder if this was a good strategy. How many SD classes stress don't do stupid things in stupid places with stupid people? If the prosecution can:Elizabeth Hokoana, who defense attorney Steven Wells said routinely carried a handgun for self-defense and was licensed and trained in its use
a. Document they didn't not follow their training.
b. Say that the training did not follow our kind of avoidance training but emphasize how to shoot people - that shows the training primes them for violence. This has been said in other trials.
The shoot in itself was probably good.
But as others said -
Being there at all knowing the likely outcome was a dumb as donkey shit choice to make, and I’d wager will outweigh the defense aspect.
Pro- tip. This is one of those “stupid places/stupid people” things
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