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   Qasim Rashid, Esq. (qasimrashid@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 04:20:23 JST Qasim Rashid, Esq.

   Need to point this out.

   As a murderer stabbed a Muslim woman named Dr. Talat Khan to death, witnesses report that 17 Texans pulled out their firearms. 17! The murderer stabbed her, stopped to check her pulse, confirmed she was alive, & went back to stabbing her to death.

   And 17 "good guys with guns" did nothing.

   A reminder that the "good guy with a gun" myth is a propaganda point to sell more guns. It does nothing beyond an anecdote to save lives.
   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12688199/pulse-talat-khan-miles-fridrich-texas.html

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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 04:25:59 JST feld

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     • Mx Amber Alex (she/it)
     • eena meena me
     @meena @amberage I can't find a single source that confirms "people with guns watched the stabbing and did nothing". This is a Daily Mail specific detail that appears to be bullshit. It appears people came out with guns *as the suspect ran away*.
     
     Were they supposed to shoot in his general direction and hope no bystanders get hit?
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     eena meena me (meena@glitch.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 04:26:01 JST eena meena me

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     • Mx Amber Alex (she/it)

     @amberage not to be a complete asshat, but that person is linking to Daily Mail, which is an absolute shitrag of a newspaper.

     (then again, I'm not sure there's any newspaper on Terf Island that doesn't qualify for that title)

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     Mx Amber Alex (she/it) (amberage@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 04:26:03 JST Mx Amber Alex (she/it)

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     • eena meena me

     @meena it's on mastodon.social, does your instance have them muted?

     https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid/111324943527238067

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     eena meena me (meena@glitch.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 04:26:04 JST eena meena me

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     • Mx Amber Alex (she/it)

     @amberage look like the original is gone?

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     Mx Amber Alex (she/it) (amberage@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 04:26:05 JST Mx Amber Alex (she/it)

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     ⬆️ 🔁

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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 09:52:06 JST feld

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     • Mx Amber Alex (she/it)
     • kinyutaka
     • eena meena me
     @kinyutaka @amberage @meena
     
     > myth
     
     Agreed
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     kinyutaka (kinyutaka@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 09:52:07 JST kinyutaka

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     • feld
     • Mx Amber Alex (she/it)
     • eena meena me

     @feld @amberage @meena

     I'll admit that some of my angry comments on the situation (because it's a terrible situation) might be out of proportion, but at the very least this shows that normal people having guns won't stop violent crime.

     Whether they could have done something and failed or they were unable to do anything at all, "the good guy with a gun" is a myth.