You're not implying that I wouldn't know when my life was at risk, surely. I said I believe in killing in self-defence. I wouldn't kill someone taking my shotgun, TV set or wallet etc where my life was not at risk. To me it's bad karma and not worth the consequent opprobrium and legal hassles it would concur.
No, Sir. Not at all. I was pointing out that the wording of your initial post made it sound like YOU were implying that the Marine in the story didn't know when HIS life was in danger. "Regarding the Florida story, there's nothing in my wallet worth my life or anyone else's" implies that the Marine killed the robbers over what was in his wallet, not in defense of his life. You have since clarified your position to indicate that you don't mean that, but a very large number of posters here read your words and concluded that you did. I was merely pointing out why they (we) reached that conclusion - your choice of words. Now that you have clarified your position there should be no more confusion about what you meant. Thanks!
