All Things Rowdy

I think it is fair to say most of us would have no issue with someone going back in time and killing Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and other leaders of countries who were mass murderers.  In my ethical view, some people should be killed for their actions. But not for their beliefs. Not for their beliefs. Assassination of a citizen, entertainer, journalist or politician simply for their beliefs is completely wrong. They're just thoughts and words.   It's only when their actions directly contribute to the deaths of innocent others that they become legitimate targets for removal from society.

We all know the line from the movie, with great power comes great responsibility. What is one of the most powerful items a person can own? A firearm. I think the top three are a device connected to the internet, a car, and a firearm. Those three items give a person more options to influence others, which is what power is, than anything else they own.   Unless wielded as a contact weapon, very few people can directly kill someone with their phone or laptop. I do recognize there are other forms of damage, but I'm only interested in loss of life for this discussion, as it is the ultimate loss.  How many people are killed by cars is a matter of public record and we know the contributing factors or alcohol, drugs, distraction, rage, poor vehicle control, and road conditions. Most readers of this blog have a driver's license and can still remember the process it took to require it. Younger readers needing more education and training than their older counterparts. In my case, I ...