- Apr 26, 2012
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The elephant is pretty tasty...
I still think It will be interesting to see how they approach the definition of business owner in their eyes.
TD
ExactlyThe elephant is pretty tasty...
FWIW, I don't see a dime's worth of difference between a company owner's inferred danger and that of an "ordinary" person out and about on any given day. Put another way, the life of my spouse and children surpasses the value of, say, a vendor's stash of fishing poles. Kudos to those who finally get unrestricted permits! Hopefully, I'll live long enough to see Shall Issue in this upside down state.
FWIW, I don't see a dime's worth of difference between a company owner's inferred danger and that of an "ordinary" person out and about on any given day. Put another way, the life of my spouse and children surpasses the value of, say, a vendor's stash of fishing poles. Kudos to those who finally get unrestricted permits! Hopefully, I'll live long enough to see Shall Issue in this upside down state.
FWIW, I don't see a dime's worth of difference between a company owner's inferred danger and that of an "ordinary" person out and about on any given day. Put another way, the life of my spouse and children surpasses the value of, say, a vendor's stash of fishing poles. Kudos to those who finally get unrestricted permits! Hopefully, I'll live long enough to see Shall Issue in this upside down state.
I’m not defending the decision, but I think I can explain the rationale. You’re free to disagree. It’s not my logic. Just my interpretation of theirs.
This decision isn’t about whose life is more valuable, although I understand why some are seeing it that way. The mindset isn’t about value of the life, its about the probability that a person is the target for an attacker. While it’s true that a mom, pushing her stroller in the park, would be an easy target, what would the reward be for attacking her? A few twenties and some car keys? Now how about the owner of the liquor store, at closing time. Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars in cash on him. Wouldn’t it seem to offer a better “reward” to target the business owner over the normal citizen? And if so, it would seem more likely that the business owner would be targeted. Thus, the business owner is more at risk. Doesn’t mean his life is worth more, just that he’s more likely to be targeted. I think there validity in this conclusion - that the business owner may be more at risk. Doesn’t mean he deserves the permit any more than a regular Joe. But under the current mindset of MSP, where to get a permit you need to prove you’re more st risk than a regular citizen, being a business owner seems to satisfy that requirement. I think most of us agree it’s a bogus requirement. Again, I’m not defending it. Just trying to understand the logic behind this decision from their side.
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If the perp were pursuing her as a rape victim instead of $$$, the answer is a definitive NO!
I’m not defending the decision, but I think I can explain the rationale. You’re free to disagree. It’s not my logic. Just my interpretation of theirs.
This decision isn’t about whose life is more valuable, although I understand why some are seeing it that way. The mindset isn’t about value of the life, its about the probability that a person is the target for an attacker. While it’s true that a mom, pushing her stroller in the park, would be an easy target, what would the reward be for attacking her? A few twenties and some car keys? Now how about the owner of the liquor store, at closing time. Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars in cash on him. Wouldn’t it seem to offer a better “reward” to target the business owner over the normal citizen? And if so, it would seem more likely that the business owner would be targeted. Thus, the business owner is more at risk. Doesn’t mean his life is worth more, just that he’s more likely to be targeted. I think there validity in this conclusion - that the business owner may be more at risk. Doesn’t mean he deserves the permit any more than a regular Joe. But under the current mindset of MSP, where to get a permit you need to prove you’re more st risk than a regular citizen, being a business owner seems to satisfy that requirement. I think most of us agree it’s a bogus requirement. Again, I’m not defending it. Just trying to understand the logic behind this decision from their side.
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“We” are more important to the state because we are a source of additional tax revenue. Maryland is our pimp. They want to keep their 6% safe.
For reasons I don’t really understand, Maryland suppresses individual liberty.