Smart CEPers, I need a comeback

[greeneyedgirl]

I'm working and not supposed to be on my phone. I would love to read more of the Story: Facebook idiot

Subject: gun reform
His stance: it's an object and "a little thing called the Bill of Rights"

It's driving me crazy that I can't think of a smart response where I don't lose my shit and I really need one. I can't read anything or research anything until tonight and I can't stew that long, so I'm coming here for some of you're knowledge.

This is all in response to a Sandy Hook memory post I put up today.

I hate people. Eta: took out my own bit of crazy

[NewOrleans]

Dec 14, 2015 19:40:43 GMT -5 greeneyedgirl said:

I'm working and not supposed to be on my phone. I would love to read more of the Story: Facebook idiot

Subject: gun reform
His stance: it's an object and "a little thing called the Bill of Rights"

It's driving me crazy that I can't think of a smart response where I don't lose my shit and I really need one. I can't read anything or research anything until tonight and I can't stew that long, so I'm coming here for some of you're knowledge.

This is all in response to a Sandy Hook memory post I put up today.

I hate people. Is it totally wrong to hope for a crazy person wielding a gun on all of them. Not to shoot but just so they can experience the fear that all of those killed must have felt?

No.

De friend.

and wtf to your last sentence?

[greeneyedgirl]

I know wtf. I'm just really angry. Like irrationally angry. This is a really good friend.

[josieposy]

If he's such a good friend, call him. You know, like the good old days when people talked.

[AJL]

Dec 14, 2015 19:40:43 GMT -5 greeneyedgirl said:

I hate people. Is it totally wrong to hope for a crazy person wielding a gun on all of them. Not to shoot but just so they can experience the fear that all of those killed must have felt?

Yeah... that might be a little bit much.

[NewOrleans]

Dec 14, 2015 19:55:06 GMT -5 josieposy said:

If he's such a good friend, call him. You know, like the good old days when people talked.

I mean, or you could hope your good friend is menaced at gunpoint by an armed attacker.  That will show him how he doesn't need a gun for protection!

[greeneyedgirl]

Dec 14, 2015 19:58:57 GMT -5 AJL said:

Yeah... that might be a little bit much.

Yeah. I'm sorry. I'm also coming off of a crazy scary ride on an elevator where I was asked to hand over all of my money so I'm a little edgy today. Really edgy and really scared of people with guns now.

Definitely a bit much. I've been called out. I'm emotional, as in was terrified and now I'm angry so my feelings were poorly executed in words there. Again I'm sorry.

[NewOrleans]

Are you saying you were mugged at gunpoint in an elevator today?!

[josieposy]

Yeah I'm confused. Were you mugged?

[heyjude]

I'm not sure how to respond because I'm not sure what he is saying.

[NewOrleans]

Dec 14, 2015 20:15:50 GMT -5 josieposy said:

Yeah I'm confused. Were you mugged?

I need closure on this post.

[Velar Fricative]

Ummmmm...

[josieposy]

What is happening???

[gpw]

[marriedfilingjoint]

That escalated quickly. What is happening today?

[greeneyedgirl]

Dec 14, 2015 20:19:12 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Dec 14, 2015 20:15:50 GMT -5 josieposy said:

Yeah I'm confused. Were you mugged?

I need closure on this post.

Not mugged. Told to hand over money. I managed to get out by shoving my leftovers in his hand.

I was headed to the parking garage and got in the elevator. He joined me and hit the 3rd floor, I tried to play dumb and said "oh, did I get in an up elevator?" He said "no, I need your money, give me your money. I pushed up to get your money". Hands in his pockets, oversize camo jacket, sunglasses and a really low ball cap. I just kept saying I didn't have any cash and told him my enchiladas were really good. He rode the elevator down to the parking garage too. I was stuck on a six floor rode with a man I was sure was going to pull a gun on me. He didn't but I was terrified. I've worked downtown for 15 years and have never been scared.

So, the reason I wrote hat was because if someone who is all about "my right to have a gun" felt that sheer terror that I felt, would it change their mind at all? It certainly made me more passionate about doing something for gum reform. Something, whatever it may be, needs to be done. Hence my being lazy and hoping for someone who is more rational than I am to have a smart response to the Bill of Rights response.

Also, On a whole other topic, should we be so quick to unfriend? Aren't we cutting off smart dialogue we could be having with people who think differently?

I'm working right now. Shouldn't even belonging at responses, let alone on this board.

[aurora]

I'm sorry you had such a frightening experience and glad you are safe. I hope you called the police.

[marriedfilingjoint]

Did you really not have money? Because if someone asks me for money, I would just give them my money.

I'm glad you're ok.

[josieposy]

I'm sorry you were in that situation.

[NewOrleans]

I'm really sorry. I mean, very very sorry. Very scary.

I'm also so very dead at the enchiladas.

And then I'm also sorry that the enchiladas part is funny to me.

[NewOrleans]

Maybe you could take some self defense classes to feel empowered again.

[greeneyedgirl]

Dec 14, 2015 20:52:14 GMT -5 marriedfilingjoint said:

Did you really not have money? Because if someone asks me for money, I would just give them my money.

I'm glad you're ok.

I wait tables a few times a week. I had a lot of cash that I just wasn't willing to hand over. Had the gun come out I would have given him my whole purse. My enchiladas seemed to save the day. I was just trying to get his hand out of his pocket to take the food so he couldn't hold a gun too. I had surprisingly rational thoughts the whole time (between I'm going to get shot in an elevator). To say it was surreal is an understatement.

Keep in mind I'm still raging because the Planned Parenthood shooting was right over the hill from me and that grocery store is where I shop. Had the fire truck not cut me off I was headed there to get milk right as all of that unfolded.

I'm pissed. It's personal, it's my home, kids and life that are being threatened. It's too close to home not to fight back anymore. Before all of this I sat back and watched.

[AJL]

How scary! I'm sorry that incident happened to you on the elevator.

[winecat]

I'm so glad you are okay.

[laurack]

No hearing that story people who are pro gun/insane would say if YOU HAD JUST HAD A GUN everything would have been ok. You could have just shot that dude dead and kept both your cash and your enchiladas

Therefore there is no arguing with people like that, it's pointless

[laurack]

I'm glad you are ok. I also would not just hand a bunch of cash to anyone who asked me to. Obviously a gun being pulled out would change that like you said. But just the request alone would not be enough for me to just give away my money.