Yeah bOoB, I have a debate to undertake. Why, rather than just retracting your idiot statement about car antennas being better than guns, did you start claiming you were only referring to a car antenna as "better than" a gun you can't reach? You said nothing of the sort at the time.
You are mistaken. Why not post where I say a car antenna is better than a gun. My original statement was that a car antenna is better than a gun you can't reach, and that I'd rather have a car antenna in my hand than a gun that killed an innocent bystander.
Let's enter the fantasy universe and pretend you DID originally say that, and aren't making shit up to backtrack now.
You mean YOUR universe---ok--let's try it.
In what universe are you going to get outside your house, out to your car, in the car to turn it on, put they keys in the ignition, turn it to accessory, flip the radio on, extend the antenna, get back out of it, and rip off the antenna in less time than it would take you to reach over and just grab a handgun?
Your universe.
If you're carrying a car antenna around with you, why not just carry a pistol instead? Even a mouse gun would be infinitely more powerful than an antenna, and easier to carry than even a fully collapsed car antenna.
That wasn't the point of the discussion. The point was---the bad guy moves first. If the bad guy moves first---your gun is useless. He has a gun and tells you to give him your gun. That's the scenario. A car antenna in your hand at that point is better than a gun you can't reach. The point being--a gun you can't get to is no defense, and that simply carrying a gun does not mean you are protected against crime.
In the only situation where one would have easier access to the antenna, it's only because you explicitly set it up that way.
The scenario had nothing to do with actually using a car antenna as a defensive weapon. The car antenna came in to show the ludicrous concept that having a gun automatically means you won't get robbed.
You might as well say "Well, the Egyptian pyramid tech powered death ray you can get to is more effective than the howitzer you can't reach!" while you're making improbable shit up.
Which would be true---a piece of cotton candy is more effective than a howitzer you can't get to. Which is where the car antenna came in.
I guess the underlying question is... what prevents you from admitting when you're wrong, not only when intelligent adults can see it, but are so hilariously wrong that a child can see it?
Let's see if you are man enough to apologize for your ignorance. I never said a car antenna was a great defensive weapon---my only point was that it is better than a gun you can't reach, and that I'd rather have a car antenna than a gun that killed an innocent bystander.
Even if we pretend you said soemtihng other than what you factually said, you're STILL an idiot.
For entering your universe---I have to give some credence to your statement.
What's so hard about admitting you made an ass of yourself?
Let's see you admit it then. You've certainly made an ass of yourself by actually believing that someone would choose a car antenna over a gun for defense when there was equal access to both. Actually I would say that saying you made an ass of yourself was being kind.
#8 | Posted by soheifox at 2010-11-14 05:35 AM | Reply | Flag:
