Re: DOJ is correct that Apple iPhone is far less secure than Android when RCS messaging is involved

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

On 4/17/24 10:18 AM, Alan wrote:

On 2024-04-17 10:05, The Real Bev wrote:

On 4/15/24 11:48 PM, Chris wrote:
 

Pre-empirically carrying a gun is not "self-defence". Its weakness.
Billions of people are quite capable of not becoming a victim without
needing guns for "self-defence".

 
Yes, screaming I AM NOT A VICTIM at the thug with a knife will
definitely send him on his way abashed and save Granny from being
harmed. Or perhaps you were thinking of the umbrella with the sharpened
tip?

 
You still haven't explained why the US has so many more deaths than
other countries similar to it.

 
I have no idea why.  Do you?  Perhaps we are just violent people.
 
Given that this is true, how do we best protect ourselves when law
enforcement is too far away to be protective?

You do it by running away or trying to de-escalate the situation. Guns
don't improve the situation.

More significantly you improve the life choices for those who think violent
crime is their only option i.e. reduce poverty and inequality.

A few nights ago a guy pulled a knife on a woman, forced her to drive to
a different location and raped her.  This happened a few blocks away.
What should she have done?

That's terrible and a horrible crime that unfortunately happens in all
countries.

Now add 1-2 guns to the equation. Does increase or decrease the chances of
someone being shot? Given the perpetrator is the more agressive one it's
more like the victim will be shot even if it's her own gun.