I’ve called the cops before, when it went beyond the point of spanking (which is legal) and into abuse.

More than a few times. People don’t do it like they used to, but some people just don’t care. Last time, I saw a woman hit her kid in the head with an open hand slap. But it was loud enough that people came around corners wondering what it was, and the kid had been knocked down by it.

The very first time I ever called the cops about something like that, a dude was literally stomping on his kid’s hand. I was too young to realize I could have stepped in, but I sure as hell went to the pay phone outside the pizza place and called.

checks user name

Ummmm, maybe?

Kinda have to, since none of the “leftist” ideologies has any chance of hell of being bought into action without revolution.

Since revolution requires some degree of violence, and established states have access to not just man portable firearms, but bigger guns as well, then attempting to use violence to change said state without access to firearms is what you might call dumb. You might call it suicidal. You might call it a form of Darwinism whereby the truly stupid leftists get killed off by whatever government they’re going at so that the non-stupid leftists that are left breed smarter babies that will then realize that without equal access to arms, no populace can revolt.

I guess you don’t have to like guns. It is possible to dislike something immensely and still use it as a tool. Like toothpaste. It tastes weird, it’s not fun to use, but without it, you have no teeth eventually. Guns are like toothpaste, your squeeze them and weird things come out, but at least your teeth are clean.

I would heap written abuse upon you, but it’s true

I’m with you on Devil’s Haircut. Just a great example of what he does.

It is such a cool thing what a fairly simple chemical can do.

I dunno, I’m an ex smoker. If I’m near a cigarette, that crap messes with me.

But vapers? I’ve had to tell a few off for not watching where they blow, but it is absolutely not the same as smoke. It doesn’t trigger the same responses, it doesn’t speed up my heart, clog my sinuses, our send me into a sneezing bout. I’d defer to any coherent data on its effects, but in terms of being intrusive, it just isn’t the same.