“Those two cops awoke that morning and each arrived with the same plan—independently and decisively—to execute somebody that day. You really believe that?” Do you...do you have literally any understanding of how prejudice works?

And, honestly, “the police are justified in shooting people simply on the basis of being armed” is an argument that’s racist in its impact.

Here’s where you might have gotten lost: Someone can find it to be a very bad idea to carry guns, and STILL not believe that everyone who might be carrying a gun should be murdered on-sight by the police. You seem to be conflating those two issues, hence your weird placement of “overabundance of guns” on the same…

Are you somehow confused about what the OP is about? Because I think part of the reason you keep misinterpreting comments is that you aren’t reading them in that context.

Where did I say literally anything about defense, other than addressing the ridiculous idea that police should or somehow MUST shoot everyone who might be armed?

What a contribution.

Also odd how you simply take for granted that police should be armed, *at the same time* that you recognize carrying a gun affects people’s behavior.

See, every police officer is armed. Most people they encounter are not. Bit of an imbalance there. Assuming we don’t want unarmed people shot, *actually an excellent argument for police not shooting everyone they THINK is carrying a gun.* Can you follow along here, or do I need to explain it one more time?

“In addition, holding a gun makes you more likely to think that other people are also armed.” Has it occurred to you that this also applies to police and thus completely undermines your other comment? 

But it sure is interesting that your response to *being told of implicit racist bias that leads officers to believe people are armed who are actually not* is to 1) Ignore that and respond only to the possibility of actually armed people, and 2) Assume anyone who doesn’t want unarmed people shot, especially when…

“So if you think someone has a gun, it’s not a deterrent, it’s a race to kill first.” Military protocol actually manages not to do this with armed civilians. I dare propose that “a race to kill first” is a TERRIBLE way to run a police force. 

In what world is “don’t shoot every single person who *might* be carrying a gun an argument for concealed carry? Maybe keep your oddly sexualized projection away from me, THANKS.

Also, maybe provide an explanation for all the *actually* armed people police DON’T shoot while they’re busying shooting black guys carrying…

You know, without getting killed for being disabled in public. That’d be nice.

“You need to become one if you don’t want them murdering people.” LOL. Maybe I’d just like to live my life.

What you’re missing is that there is a masculine ideal of men *controlling* their wives and children, and guess what means that often takes? GUESS.

FFS, toxic masculinity is conventional as fuck. Go look at *how common* domestic violence is, then try to convince me it has nothing to do with what abusers think being a man is, or that society rejects that. And maybe learn what “patriarchy” is. FFS.

Well, it both is and isn’t. It’s apparently not that popular.

“It’s ok to make fun of Donny Boy’s appearance, because he puts so much stock in appearance and constantly berates others for it.” You might have a point if someone was making fun of his appearance in particular instead of literally declaring that better-looking people are better people, but since the latter is also…

“You always end up with the face you deserve.” No, actually. Imagine believing that shit. WTF?

I don’t know what to do with people who want to insist conventionally attractive people aren’t bullies, I really don’t, but just be aware you’re enabling a whole lot of bullying by people who already have it easy and don’t…

It actually has literally nothing to do with Donald Trump, it has to do with *not giving cover to conventionally attractive men* who get away with assaulting women because “He’d never have to do that.” (As if it’s not about power and entitlement.) But you keep literally enable sexual assault just so you can have a…