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Originally posted by kink
[B]But i am here. Did i wish those that tried to harm me dead? Of course i did.... i still do.
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That says it all
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Did i run after them with a mallet, brick or shot gun (and my father did have one) ? No.
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You are female, it would have been suicidal to do so.
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If someone was trying to kill me or someone dear to me, then i would so anything to defend myself or my loved ones.. if that meant killing them, i really wouldn't know what i would do unless in that situation.
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I do...
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Would i KILL someone for burgling my home? No.
Would i KILL someone for threatening me? No.
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He was not done for murder, ie he was not trying to kill them.
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My home is NOT my 'castle' it is were i live.... i'm sorry if you are offended by my views.... but my possessions are not worth the life of any human.
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It was a dark night, there had already been several break-ins there, Martin knew the police would not respond (or if they did, it would not be in time) and the burglars were menacing him with taunts that they were going to 'get' him. He didn't know what weapons they had with them and although he responded with (what we now know to be) excess force it obviously seemed reasonable at that time and place.