And no, it wasn't that of her own "fetus."
This badass Mama followed proper gun-totin' protocol and warned the intruder probable rapist/child-molester/crack-head/meth-addict that she had a gun, and when he responded that he had one as well and started shooting, she fired back killing the bastard.
I don't think charges will be filed against her. This isn't Massachussetts or New York (or Great Britain for that matter) where she'd be seen as the guilty party for using a (gasp, I daren't even type the word) gun to take the (worthless meaningless waste of a) life that tried to take her own and those of her children (unborn included).
One wonders what would have happened in one of those states if she had been the victim instead, and if the "intruder" had killed her and her unborn child. I'm gonna guess he'd be charged with only one murder, not two because in places that don't like guns--oddly and ironically enough--they value the life of a scumbag rapist/child-molestor/crack or meth-fiend more than that of the unborn.
Yes folks, the irony is that in those states, the same people who claim to represent a woman's right to "choose" are on the side that fights tooth-and-nail to ensure that people like her will not have the ability to save themselves or their unborn children if doing so requires the use of a firearm.
I know what you're thinking... . "C'mon Deb! Isn't it a stretch to connect this shooting with the abortion issue?"
Perhaps, yes, perhaps it is. But hey, the AP chose to feature her status as a pregnant woman in the headline (for dramatic effect I'm sure), so why can't I use it to explore an irony I hear every time the "choice" people open their pie-holes to speak? It's the same kind of irony that presents itself when these same folks oppose the death penalty. It's not whether I'm for or against abortion or guns, it's whether I'm for or against the CHOICE--the real choice--to defend life.
When the "choice" people figure that out, then maybe we can have a civil conversation.
Posted by insomnomaniac at March 15, 2006 8:13 PM | TrackBack