With apologies to
Ampera,
Cubdriver,
joeqsmith,
Rick Law, and the 334 other '
readers' at the time...
I was having a bad day/night and carried the original Post not only out of 'context', but also 'generalizing'
I know not everyone in the U.S. thinks like that... However here in Australia it is MASSIVELY less-so......
What 'hit-home' to me the other night, was the memory of a
Friend who died by his own hand, with a
gun.
This might sound strange, but of all the people I know or have known, HE was the ONLY one, (and later had
found out), to even
own a Gun of any sort ! He started gambling heavily after the introduction of those Damn
Pokie-Machines here. He had evidently lost about $30,000 and was at his wits end... The night before, he tried to talk
to me at the Pub, (didn't know why then), and I told him I'm sorry, but I have to go home...
He 'evidently' owned a Pistol... and took it to his Work the next morning... put it to his head & pulled the trigger...
It was 2 days before Christmas, & he and his wife had just had a new baby... Can you imagine the 'CUNT' that I
felt, for not understanding & talking to him !!............
I know now that it was not my 'fault', but just seeing that Video (which I DID watch!), set off a sequence of memories
that I could not help. I THINK I was being angry at myself again... So I'm sorry...
MANY years ago as a kid, all our Dads here had a 22 'Rifle' to go 'Rabbiting' etc, for real !! Especially in Rural areas...
Today, I'm sorry, but I just don't see the need. So many 'arguments'/ 'problems' would not have resulted in DEATH,
had they simply not have been 'available' at the time... Again, I'm sorry... Glenn