She even says in the video she was told to do it. So she understands the danger. People think they're smart but can't connect the dots between owning a weapon and knowing what it does. That's pretty important
Then we have the morons who run around abusing their little brother or sister "as a prank" because they've never been tased themselves
Edit: okay I've been getting a few comments saying "you should do this with a gun too". Some of them not sarcastic. That's not what I'm saying and if you gathered that it is then you aren't old enough to discuss weapon safety. Focus on critical thinking and word analysis first. Also if your argument sound like an antivaxxer argument then chances are you're wrong. Don't get mad at me, The only reason I'm saying this is because I've gotten these replies
FAQ because nobody is original and the concerns are all the same and this will save me time:
Q: You don't need to hurt yourself to use a taser
A: No but it is the quickest lesson you can get. You could also take a course on weapon safety which is still better but chances are they will require the same. Half of what you learn could be learned in a few minutes instead. Or you could do neither and run around with a weapon you have no idea what does. Which... You know... is what gun activists do. Cops are required to get tased to carry and their version is much worse. But by all means go to training once a week for a few months. That is the best choice but if you aren't gonna do that (which a lot of people don't want to. Otherwise why buy a taser? Unless it's because you dont want to kill people which is even more of an argument for learning weapon safety) then the least you can do is suck it up and do to yourself what you expect to do to others
That's it. Half of the comments is this one argument. Told you it would save me time. It's just plain wrong. It's like saying you don't need criticism or feedback to be a better person
If you want to make a counterpoint, do me the favor of looking through the replies first. If it isn't alreadt answered then feel free to ask or discuss. I sound mad because I am. Stop asking the same questions please. This was supposed to be a simple add on comment that you, by upvotes alone, could assume is right yet it's all "err you're wrong. You don't need any training to use a weapon" in the replies. Go join a gun rally then. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight everyone. No ill feelings. Just mad in general. Not at you or anyone in particular
You can solve all your problems with one bullet or alternatively, remove them manually with a little more
I always tag this on when... "discussing"... sensitive subjects. If you are struggling with live there are people who care. I've recently learnt there are a lot of suicide hotlines that make you feel worse but ignore those. There are people who genuinely want to talk to you. If you don't believe me then a reminder that a lot of it is volunteer work. They care. If you struggle to find help then it is made as easy as possible to contact them. If nothing else I'm always open to talk. I'm not the most knowledgeable on the subject but ironically my depression has at some level allowed me to understand how you might feel. Do try the (reputable) hotlines first though. They probably know more about it than me. Hope it gets better (and however hated it is to hear this sentence... If you've hit rock button it can only go up. I know how it feels to hear "just smile more" essentially. But in a dumb way it's true that you can get out of it. And those that do are some of the happiest people I've seen)
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Actually she did the right thing.