If a woman has to frequently travel through an alley known for rapists...

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

This type of scenario is the main reason I've never gotten the argument that there is "no point" in owning a handgun.

[Mr. Paleoconservative]

Why would it ever be immoral for a law abiding citizen to have a concealed weapon?  The very notion that innocent people would be committing an immoral act by insuring their protection is simply an absurd concept. 

[opebo]

Nothing is 'immoral'.  

Rapist Alley sounds funny though.  I was just reading a DVD cover over here of a Meryl Streep movie in which Streep  plays a therapist, and the Thai bad-English was 'The rapist Meryl Streep'.  I lol in teh store.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Nothing is 'immoral'. 

Rapist Alley sounds funny though.  I was just reading a DVD cover over here of a Meryl Streep movie in which Streep  plays a therapist, and the Thai bad-English was 'The rapist Meryl Streep'.  I lol in teh store.

Hey, I read on wikipedia on their list of pornography laws by country that pornography is illegal in Thailand. Am I correct in assuming that this is virtually never enforced?

[opebo]

Nothing is 'immoral'. 

Rapist Alley sounds funny though.  I was just reading a DVD cover over here of a Meryl Streep movie in which Streep  plays a therapist, and the Thai bad-English was 'The rapist Meryl Streep'.  I lol in teh store.

Hey, I read on wikipedia on their list of pornography laws by country that pornography is illegal in Thailand. Am I correct in assuming that this is virtually never enforced?

Oh, it is only sold on the street.. kind of surreptitiously.  Presumably it is just a moderate fine if the seller is caught.  However some foreigners have been prosecuted for making porns here. 

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Is Playboy illegal or only "hardcore" stuff?

[opebo]

Is Playboy illegal or only "hardcore" stuff?

Actually I don't know!  I've never looked at porn here - no need

[Governor PiT]

thats a stupic question anyone who has to incounter rapist have a right to be armed with any weapon of their choosing.

[opebo]

thats a stupic question anyone who has to incounter rapist have a right to be armed with any weapon of their choosing.

Oh really?  By far the most likely place you or I would ever face a rapist would be in prison...  should we be allowed arms?

[Hotblack Desiato]

No it is not immoral and this is yet another reason why Liberals who pass handgun bans can't be trusted.

[Governor PiT]

thats a stupic question anyone who has to incounter rapist have a right to be armed with any weapon of their choosing.

Oh really?  By far the most likely place you or I would ever face a rapist would be in prison...  should we be allowed arms?

Yes, if its the only means of protection. Is that on your mind when your messing with the preeteen Thai Hookers Obebo?

[Gabu]

I'm struggling to imagine why it would be impossible for a woman to get to where she's going without going through an alley known for rapists.  Even if you carried a handgun, you'd still be pretty stupid for going that route.

[Hatman 🍁]

Yes it still is. I would reccomend pepper spray, or even better- someone to walk with.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'm struggling to imagine why it would be impossible for a woman to get to where she's going without going through an alley known for rapists.  Even if you carried a handgun, you'd still be pretty stupid for going that route.

Maybe because she lives in the area and there isn't really a "safe" way to get there? The number of sexual predators in my neighborhood is certainly higher than average, considering my apartment building gets flyers posted every few months with warnings from the police about the latest rapist or assailant who was in the area. It's also possible she lives in a place like Camden or East St. Louis where it might very well be impossible to go through a "safe" area.

[Ebowed]

Not immoral.  Just stupid that you think the police should neglect the alley and have people walk around with firearms instead.

[John Dibble]

Not immoral.  Just stupid that you think the police should neglect the alley and have people walk around with firearms instead.

Nobody said the police should neglect the alley - where did you get that idea from?

[Friz]

Not immoral.  Just stupid that you think the police should neglect the alley and have people walk around with firearms instead.

[Ebowed]

Not immoral.  Just stupid that you think the police should neglect the alley and have people walk around with firearms instead.

Nobody said the police should neglect the alley - where did you get that idea from?

For BRTD's scenario to work, the alley has to be a.) a well-known waiting spot for rapists and b.) completely devoid of any police.  Otherwise there's no point carrying the handgun.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'm not saying the police SHOULD neglect the alley, but what if they do? If the police are incompetent, you have to do things yourself.

[Gabu]

Maybe because she lives in the area and there isn't really a "safe" way to get there? The number of sexual predators in my neighborhood is certainly higher than average, considering my apartment building gets flyers posted every few months with warnings from the police about the latest rapist or assailant who was in the area. It's also possible she lives in a place like Camden or East St. Louis where it might very well be impossible to go through a "safe" area.

Okay, but that isn't the setup you gave.  Why not just specify that it's a place known for rapists in general?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Heck no - and this is the very reason people should carry handguns.

[NDN]

Of course not. Maybe she'll do society a favor and off a few perverts. That sounds good to me!

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Of course not. Maybe she'll do society a favor and off a few perverts. That sounds good to me!

[John Dibble]

Not immoral.  Just stupid that you think the police should neglect the alley and have people walk around with firearms instead.

Nobody said the police should neglect the alley - where did you get that idea from?

For BRTD's scenario to work, the alley has to be a.) a well-known waiting spot for rapists and b.) completely devoid of any police.  Otherwise there's no point carrying the handgun.

And that has nothing to do with the "should" of it, now does it? Perhaps the local police force is undermanned and they don't have the resources to watch the alley constantly. It's just a hypothetical - you can suppose a lot of things.

[7,052,770]

Depends if she's trained on how to use a handgun...if she's not, she or another innocent person is more likely to come to harm than the gun actually saving her.
If she has firearm training, and the gun is properly licensed and registered, and she has passed psychological tests, then I guess I will have to be ok with it, even though I don't like it.