Many self-defense and combat instructors teach their students that when defending themselves against a personal attack, even a forcible entry or carjacking, the best response is to shoot at center-of-mass. In essence, shoot to kill the attacker. Do not attempt to wound the aggressor, do not attempt to scare the would-be killer or kidnapper or robber with a warning shot. Seek to kill them just as you would a mad dog or a striking rattlesnake.
What do you think, dear reader? As christians, it is a hard thing to do: Jesus teaches us to value life even here on earth. But at the same time, He taught that is not a sin to fight back with deadly force if you or others are attacked, even if your dwelling is broken into at night. It is a justified death, brought on by the felon’s own action in initiating force against you.
This came up in the context of juvenile carjackers in Washington, DC. That blight upon the face of the earth (and humanity, and liberty) is now (we are told) number 173 of 182 American cities for safety. Recent headlines were made when a federal security guard, off duty, shot and killed a person attempting to highjack his car. Why? The kid was only thirteen years old. As it turns out the dead “child” had nine charges of carjacking and robbery just in the past five weeks. A few of more than 750 carjackings in DC in the first ten months of this year, with 65% of those charged being “juveniles.” It is for the children, apparently! In the same week another carjacking ending in a fatal crash in which a 15-year-old girl was killed. She too had a long rap sheet. Carjackings in DC and elsewhere sometimes end in car chases and joyrides and crashes, sometimes ending in injury and death of innocent bystanders. The act of carjacking is sometimes followed immediately by the killing or beating of the driver and passengers.
But in DC and far too many other urban areas, even if the carjacker(s) are arrested and the car recovered, the perpetrators are often out on the street within hours. With court appearances scheduled (and apparently, the papers thrown out as litter) and ignored or delayed. And meanwhile, the would-be felons are back at their profession.
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State borders – more imaginary lines? Why?
As could be expected, Democrats, “migrant activists,” and lots of other folks are really, really ticked off about Texan Governor Greg Abbott’s latest “stunt.” He has had Texan troops and police (Department of Public Safety) install triple-concertina barriers along a stretch of the Rio Grande in El Paso.
Not on its border with (Old) Mexico. Oh, no. On the border between the Republic (well, former Republic) and the State of New Mexico. And of course, Her Imperial Highness, Michelle Lujan Greshim, first of her line, is very vocal and absolutely furious about it. As are, on her behalf and that of the border jumpers (who may be inconvenienced by it), a lot of other folks. Including denizens of DC.
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