tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post3068708703233451859..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: How Did I Miss This?Clayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-36881100824969703372015-09-04T06:22:27.956-06:002015-09-04T06:22:27.956-06:00Tragically, the underlying issue is many of these ...Tragically, the underlying issue is many of these people will not admit their terror of black criminals and find it easier to be terrified of guns.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-60342388847709478252015-09-03T20:25:28.438-06:002015-09-03T20:25:28.438-06:00The big irony of this so-called "swatting&quo...The big irony of this so-called "swatting" tactic, of course, is that so many of the hoplophobes in society decry the alleged gun violence (that often isn't true, or at least is mischaracterized or overblown) such that their solution is naturally to enlist state agents (i.e., the police) to act as proxies in wielding somehow different gun violence against non-violent people. It's like assuming someone is an arsonist simply because you notice he's holding a lighter, and then calling in the fire department to burn him to death because he didn't leave his lighter at home. Seems legit. The lack of logic that underpins these people's failure to recognize that agents of the state with guns are historically far worse for public safety than individual citizens with guns is astounding to me. It is the appeal to tradition fallacy in full effect, and it's scary because it's really quite prevalent. At least with violent criminals, you have a fighting chance and they have some skin directly in the game, so to speak. I have more respect for the street thugs of the world than people like this who don't even have the courage to try and violently implement their will on others themselves. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com