Guns don't kill people ....

[sexobon]

@ Happy Monkey

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Trayvon Martin

Go, go, go NRA

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Abortions increase.

Go, go, go, Democrats.

XoB reflected Lamplighter's method and format back at him to make this point:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Could be, I have no Idea, and all the better, because the point was to make a statement as stupid as the one I quoted. ...

You missed that point and distracted from it by challenging the content thus going off on a tangent.

Originally Posted by sexobon

Oregon Sets Assisted Suicide Record

Go, go, go Oregonians

I also reflected Lamplighter's method and format back at him to reiterate xoB's point. You missed the point again and went off on a tangent. Now it's been explained to you twice.

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Right. Zimmerman did the shooting. Zimmerman killed in the name of security. Treyvon Martin was killed by Zimmerman. Of course I

Actually, you introduced the flippant between Treyvon Martin and euthanasia: ...

All besides the point.

I know you as a contrarian more interested in antagonizing certain other personalities than in valid discussion and the type of person who will, to that end, even go so far as to present absurdities and suggest that it's what another person is implying just to bait them:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

( Zimmerman providing "security" for his neighborhood)If he'd done what? Approached the armed man who's been following him around and asked him for protection from... what? Again, what are you on about?

This is the last time I'm going to indulge you.

Even in States with concealed carry permits, brandishing a weapon is illegal. I've not seen evidence that this was done; or, that Martin had actually seen Zimmerman's weapon early on in their interaction. The stand your ground philosophy taken literally would have worked well for Martin as there was no need for him to approach Zimmerman whether Zimmerman was armed or not. That Florida is a concealed carry state was likely known to Martin; also, that Zimmerman could be armed. Martin might have been able to outrun Zimmerman; but, he couldn't outrun a bullet. Remaining in place and offering Zimmerman diffusing conversation was a viable option. Putting himself in a position of dependency by asking for Zimmerman's protection may have given Zimmerman the sense of control he needed to avoid his resorting to using a weapon. What did Martin need protection from?!!! Why his own emotions of course, Martin's fight or flight response was a contributing factor to his own death.

HM, this kind of in-depth discussion is generally of interest to men. Of what interest could it possibly be to you, Happy?

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by sexobon

XoB reflected Lamplighter's method and format back at him to make this point:

You missed that point and distracted from it by challenging the content thus going off on a tangent.

I also reflected Lamplighter's method and format back at him to reiterate xoB's point. You missed the point again and went off on a tangent. Now it's been explained to you twice.

When attempting to use an analogous form to demonstrate a problem with an argument, make sure you're actually being analogous! In xoxoxoBruce's case, it wasn't actually true. If you apply his analogy to Lamplighter's, you would be claiming that Trayvon Martin hadn't been shot. In your case, assisted suicides are the expected result of legalizing assisted suicide. Applying your analogy to Lamplighter's, we are expecting more innocent people to be shot due to the NRA.

Putting himself in a position of dependency by asking for Zimmerman's protection may have given Zimmerman the sense of control he needed to avoid his resorting to using a weapon. What did Martin need protection from?!!! Why his own emotions of course, Martin's fight or flight response was a contributing factor to his own death.

If that's your last word, I won't miss you "indulging" me.