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Originally Posted by Hitch
I suspect that what will happen is that as this "catches on" in other cities, one of the thugs will get shot and killed, if they stalk the wrong person or are in a city that has an armed populace. Being tried for manslaughter certainly hasn't seemed to make a dent in that type of mindset. Being shot dead might. The cities in which this is currently popular don't allow their lawful citizens to carry guns, (NY, Chicago, Detroit), so the thugs are quite free about attacking people on busy streets.
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Oh, I'm sure it will catch on in cities that allow people to carry firearms, once someone who knocks a person out from behind discovers he also got a free gun out of the deal.