Harry recently described an incident where he ended up being injured
in the course of protecting someone else from violence. Momentarily
suspending any possible disbelief in the facts as stated, a number of
troubling questions are raised in my mind.

Could the situation have been better handled without resorting to
physical violence? Let's assume that Harry was armed with a legal
concealed carry hand gun. Could he have legally pulled the gun and
ordered the alleged perpatrator to cease and desist? In the Florida
concealed carry course that I attended we were taught to never pull
your weapon unless you intend to use it. Otherwise you could possibly
be charged with brandishing and threatening. You are also
specifically taught to never fire a warning shot, and to never try and
effect an arrest. A person who fired a warning shot in Florida is
still in jail for that crime even though he had been threatened and
had no priors.

Another possible strategy is to order the person to stop, relying on
your physical presence and force of personality to carry the day.
Harry apparently tried to do that and was assaulted in return. What
to do next? Assault them back and risk escalation and/or injury?
Invoke self defense and shoot? Both are problematic.

So what's a person to do in Harry's situation? Tough call I think.
For discussion purposes let's leave personalities and political
leanings out of this. And yes, I know that will be difficult.

On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 10:15:41 PM UTC-5, Wayne. B wrote:

So what's a person to do in Harry's situation? Tough call I think.
For discussion purposes let's leave personalities and political
leanings out of this. And yes, I know that will be difficult.

I'm sure we all wished that krause had gotten the beating he so rightly deserves.
krause is a liar, anyway, and not to be taken as truthful about anything.

On Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:15:16 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

Harry recently described an incident where he ended up being injured
in the course of protecting someone else from violence. Momentarily
suspending any possible disbelief in the facts as stated, a number of
troubling questions are raised in my mind.

Could the situation have been better handled without resorting to
physical violence? Let's assume that Harry was armed with a legal
concealed carry hand gun. Could he have legally pulled the gun and
ordered the alleged perpatrator to cease and desist? In the Florida
concealed carry course that I attended we were taught to never pull
your weapon unless you intend to use it. Otherwise you could possibly
be charged with brandishing and threatening. You are also
specifically taught to never fire a warning shot, and to never try and
effect an arrest. A person who fired a warning shot in Florida is
still in jail for that crime even though he had been threatened and
had no priors.

Another possible strategy is to order the person to stop, relying on
your physical presence and force of personality to carry the day.
Harry apparently tried to do that and was assaulted in return. What
to do next? Assault them back and risk escalation and/or injury?
Invoke self defense and shoot? Both are problematic.

So what's a person to do in Harry's situation? Tough call I think.
For discussion purposes let's leave personalities and political
leanings out of this. And yes, I know that will be difficult.

Pull out cell phone and call cops. If the situation occurred as
described, Harry was very, very lucky the guy didn't pull a gun on him
- or just beat the **** out of him. Must have been a real small guy.

On Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:15:16 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

Harry recently described an incident where he ended up being injured
in the course of protecting someone else from violence. Momentarily
suspending any possible disbelief in the facts as stated, a number of
troubling questions are raised in my mind.

Could the situation have been better handled without resorting to
physical violence? Let's assume that Harry was armed with a legal
concealed carry hand gun. Could he have legally pulled the gun and
ordered the alleged perpatrator to cease and desist? In the Florida
concealed carry course that I attended we were taught to never pull
your weapon unless you intend to use it. Otherwise you could possibly
be charged with brandishing and threatening. You are also
specifically taught to never fire a warning shot, and to never try and
effect an arrest. A person who fired a warning shot in Florida is
still in jail for that crime even though he had been threatened and
had no priors.

Another possible strategy is to order the person to stop, relying on
your physical presence and force of personality to carry the day.
Harry apparently tried to do that and was assaulted in return. What
to do next? Assault them back and risk escalation and/or injury?
Invoke self defense and shoot? Both are problematic.

So what's a person to do in Harry's situation? Tough call I think.
For discussion purposes let's leave personalities and political
leanings out of this. And yes, I know that will be difficult.


I think he did exactly the right thing. Certainly didn't warrant
pulling a gun on the guy.

What Harry did is what most guys would do, I think. Someone takes a
swing at you, your immediate and instinctive reaction is to swing back.
Someone gives you a shove, you shove back. I don't see anything
controversial or even unusual. He should feel good that he stopped the
physical abuse of the woman and kid.

On 11/5/2014 7:55 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

On Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:15:16 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

Harry recently described an incident where he ended up being injured
in the course of protecting someone else from violence. Momentarily
suspending any possible disbelief in the facts as stated, a number of
troubling questions are raised in my mind.

Could the situation have been better handled without resorting to
physical violence? Let's assume that Harry was armed with a legal
concealed carry hand gun. Could he have legally pulled the gun and
ordered the alleged perpatrator to cease and desist? In the Florida
concealed carry course that I attended we were taught to never pull
your weapon unless you intend to use it. Otherwise you could possibly
be charged with brandishing and threatening. You are also
specifically taught to never fire a warning shot, and to never try and
effect an arrest. A person who fired a warning shot in Florida is
still in jail for that crime even though he had been threatened and
had no priors.

Another possible strategy is to order the person to stop, relying on
your physical presence and force of personality to carry the day.
Harry apparently tried to do that and was assaulted in return. What
to do next? Assault them back and risk escalation and/or injury?
Invoke self defense and shoot? Both are problematic.

So what's a person to do in Harry's situation? Tough call I think.
For discussion purposes let's leave personalities and political
leanings out of this. And yes, I know that will be difficult.


I think he did exactly the right thing. Certainly didn't warrant
pulling a gun on the guy.

What Harry did is what most guys would do, I think. Someone takes a
swing at you, your immediate and instinctive reaction is to swing back.
Someone gives you a shove, you shove back. I don't see anything
controversial or even unusual. He should feel good that he stopped the
physical abuse of the woman and kid.




Oh my God....

On 11/5/14 7:29 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:15:16 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

Harry recently described an incident where he ended up being injured
in the course of protecting someone else from violence. Momentarily
suspending any possible disbelief in the facts as stated, a number of
troubling questions are raised in my mind.

Could the situation have been better handled without resorting to
physical violence? Let's assume that Harry was armed with a legal
concealed carry hand gun. Could he have legally pulled the gun and
ordered the alleged perpatrator to cease and desist? In the Florida
concealed carry course that I attended we were taught to never pull
your weapon unless you intend to use it. Otherwise you could possibly
be charged with brandishing and threatening. You are also
specifically taught to never fire a warning shot, and to never try and
effect an arrest. A person who fired a warning shot in Florida is
still in jail for that crime even though he had been threatened and
had no priors.

Another possible strategy is to order the person to stop, relying on
your physical presence and force of personality to carry the day.
Harry apparently tried to do that and was assaulted in return. What
to do next? Assault them back and risk escalation and/or injury?
Invoke self defense and shoot? Both are problematic.

So what's a person to do in Harry's situation? Tough call I think.
For discussion purposes let's leave personalities and political
leanings out of this. And yes, I know that will be difficult.

Pull out cell phone and call cops. If the situation occurred as
described, Harry was very, very lucky the guy didn't pull a gun on him
- or just beat the **** out of him. Must have been a real small guy.



six footer but skinny and stupid, like you...he let a guy twice his age
drop him.

--
“There’s more idleness and abuse of government favors among the
economically privileged than among the ranks of the disadvantaged.” -
Norman Mailer

On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 10:34:27 AM UTC-5, F*O*A*D wrote:

six footer but skinny and stupid, like you...he let a guy twice his age
drop him.


Sure, krause....sure.

Most likely krause got bumped into at the Starbucks, spilling his Mocha Latte, and krause verbally berated him.

Besides, krause isn't smart enough to cure the pustules on his fat, greasy, old body.

On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 7:15:41 PM UTC-8, Wayne. B wrote:
Harry recently described an incident where he ended up being injured
in the course of protecting someone else from violence. Momentarily
suspending any possible disbelief in the facts as stated, a number of
troubling questions are raised in my mind.

Could the situation have been better handled without resorting to
physical violence? Let's assume that Harry was armed with a legal
concealed carry hand gun. Could he have legally pulled the gun and
ordered the alleged perpatrator to cease and desist? In the Florida
concealed carry course that I attended we were taught to never pull
your weapon unless you intend to use it. Otherwise you could possibly
be charged with brandishing and threatening. You are also
specifically taught to never fire a warning shot, and to never try and
effect an arrest. A person who fired a warning shot in Florida is
still in jail for that crime even though he had been threatened and
had no priors.

Another possible strategy is to order the person to stop, relying on
your physical presence and force of personality to carry the day.
Harry apparently tried to do that and was assaulted in return. What
to do next? Assault them back and risk escalation and/or injury?
Invoke self defense and shoot? Both are problematic.

So what's a person to do in Harry's situation? Tough call I think.
For discussion purposes let's leave personalities and political
leanings out of this. And yes, I know that will be difficult.

Krause boasts of his cell phone use. He should have taken a video of this supposed *incident* to be used against the perpetrator as evidence on a court of law, thus invoking a justice more worthy than a mere punch in the jaw.

However, here he proceeds to construct an uncanny tale of valour to proves his heroism and chivalry.

Actually, he needed not to bring the subject to mind. We all know he is inflicted with a limp-wrist anyway.

On 11/4/2014 11:11 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:15:16 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

Harry recently described an incident where he ended up being injured
in the course of protecting someone else from violence. Momentarily
suspending any possible disbelief in the facts as stated, a number of
troubling questions are raised in my mind.

Could the situation have been better handled without resorting to
physical violence? Let's assume that Harry was armed with a legal
concealed carry hand gun. Could he have legally pulled the gun and
ordered the alleged perpatrator to cease and desist? In the Florida
concealed carry course that I attended we were taught to never pull
your weapon unless you intend to use it. Otherwise you could possibly
be charged with brandishing and threatening. You are also
specifically taught to never fire a warning shot, and to never try and
effect an arrest. A person who fired a warning shot in Florida is
still in jail for that crime even though he had been threatened and
had no priors.

Another possible strategy is to order the person to stop, relying on
your physical presence and force of personality to carry the day.
Harry apparently tried to do that and was assaulted in return. What
to do next? Assault them back and risk escalation and/or injury?
Invoke self defense and shoot? Both are problematic.

So what's a person to do in Harry's situation? Tough call I think.
For discussion purposes let's leave personalities and political
leanings out of this. And yes, I know that will be difficult.

A lawyer would tell you to call the cops.
I understand the instinct to just run over and sucker punch the guy
like Harry says he did but that is fraught with complications.
If you are lucky the guy lets you get away with it
He could turn around and have you arrested for assault and battery.
Abused spouses still tend to stand by their man and you could end up
with her testifying against you. ("We were just talking and this crazy
man attacked my husband")
Worst case, the other guy is an MMA fighter and he kicks your ass or
he just has a gun and pokes a hole in your chest claiming you attacked
him.

This is certainly a time when you should start with talking at a safe
enough distance so he can't sucker punch you.



First, according to Harry's account, he did *not* "run over and sucker
punch the guy". Harry said that when he saw the guy physically abusing
the woman and child, he ordered him to "stop". The guy took a swing at
Harry and missed. Harry returned fire, breaking his wrist in the process.

I think he did exactly the right thing under the circumstances. He
didn't attack the guy initially but had the right to swing back in
self-defense.

On 11/5/2014 3:52 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/4/2014 11:11 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:15:16 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

Harry recently described an incident where he ended up being injured
in the course of protecting someone else from violence. Momentarily
suspending any possible disbelief in the facts as stated, a number of
troubling questions are raised in my mind.

Could the situation have been better handled without resorting to
physical violence? Let's assume that Harry was armed with a legal
concealed carry hand gun. Could he have legally pulled the gun and
ordered the alleged perpatrator to cease and desist? In the Florida
concealed carry course that I attended we were taught to never pull
your weapon unless you intend to use it. Otherwise you could possibly
be charged with brandishing and threatening. You are also
specifically taught to never fire a warning shot, and to never try and
effect an arrest. A person who fired a warning shot in Florida is
still in jail for that crime even though he had been threatened and
had no priors.

Another possible strategy is to order the person to stop, relying on
your physical presence and force of personality to carry the day.
Harry apparently tried to do that and was assaulted in return. What
to do next? Assault them back and risk escalation and/or injury?
Invoke self defense and shoot? Both are problematic.

So what's a person to do in Harry's situation? Tough call I think.
For discussion purposes let's leave personalities and political
leanings out of this. And yes, I know that will be difficult.

A lawyer would tell you to call the cops.
I understand the instinct to just run over and sucker punch the guy
like Harry says he did but that is fraught with complications.
If you are lucky the guy lets you get away with it
He could turn around and have you arrested for assault and battery.
Abused spouses still tend to stand by their man and you could end up
with her testifying against you. ("We were just talking and this crazy
man attacked my husband")
Worst case, the other guy is an MMA fighter and he kicks your ass or
he just has a gun and pokes a hole in your chest claiming you attacked
him.

This is certainly a time when you should start with talking at a safe
enough distance so he can't sucker punch you.



First, according to Harry's account, he did *not* "run over and sucker
punch the guy". Harry said that when he saw the guy physically abusing
the woman and child, he ordered him to "stop". The guy took a swing at
Harry and missed. Harry returned fire, breaking his wrist in the process.

I think he did exactly the right thing under the circumstances. He
didn't attack the guy initially but had the right to swing back in
self-defense.



harry Krause, "The new George Zimmerman" '-)