> But you could say the same thing about random people in the street that you don't like the look of: it's stupid to wait and see if they're going to murder your kids, so the best thing to do is murder them first.
No, you couldn't, because they did not use force to get into the space of your children.
> And no, someone who breaks into a house with the intention of burgling is not an attacker, they're a burglar, regardless of whether other people are in the house.
If they wanted to burgle they'd come when there was no one home. The fact that they came specifically when people are there is because they don't care about doing damage to the people (in which case, yes, they are attackers), or they came specifically for the people.
Really, if a burglar wants something, there's tons of opportunities when the house is empty.
> Someone who breaks into a house with the intention of attacking people is an attacker.
You only find out about their intention after they have done the damage (or lack thereof).
The only clear indication you have of their intent is that they deliberately waited until the people were home.
I am saying it is stupid to wait until after someone has killed your child to defend that child, especially when that person intentionally waits for people to be home.
It's hard to feel sympathy for attackers who wait for children to be home before they break in. If they didn't want to be dealt with as attackers, they should break in when no one is home.
> I am saying it is stupid to wait until after someone has killed your child to defend that child, especially when that person intentionally waits for people to be home.
But if you just preemptively murder anyone you want, you'll never know whether they were going to kill your child or not, and you'll think you're always right.
> But if you just preemptively murder anyone you want, you'll never know whether they were going to kill your child or not, and you'll think you're always right.
Who said that I want to preemptively murder random people?
I'm only preemptively hurting attackers. If people don't want to be dealt with as attackers, they should not attack.
After all, if they're only there to take your stuff, they can do so when you're not home.
Your logic that people who attack you should be left alone is, quite frankly, weird.
Let me introduce you to my mom's former landlord when I was a kid. Former rodeo cowboy who got into drugs. He broke into a house to steal shit to sell and when the homeowner came downstairs to investigate and the former landlord proceeded to smash in the homeowner's face with a ball-pin hammer to the point dental records could not be used to id the body. This guy had no history of violence. I'm sure the victim's wife would have preferred the cowboy being shot dead and keeping her loved one.
No, you couldn't, because they did not use force to get into the space of your children.
> And no, someone who breaks into a house with the intention of burgling is not an attacker, they're a burglar, regardless of whether other people are in the house.
If they wanted to burgle they'd come when there was no one home. The fact that they came specifically when people are there is because they don't care about doing damage to the people (in which case, yes, they are attackers), or they came specifically for the people.
Really, if a burglar wants something, there's tons of opportunities when the house is empty.
> Someone who breaks into a house with the intention of attacking people is an attacker.
You only find out about their intention after they have done the damage (or lack thereof).
The only clear indication you have of their intent is that they deliberately waited until the people were home.
I am saying it is stupid to wait until after someone has killed your child to defend that child, especially when that person intentionally waits for people to be home.
It's hard to feel sympathy for attackers who wait for children to be home before they break in. If they didn't want to be dealt with as attackers, they should break in when no one is home.