“I said, ‘Dad, I have to go, if this is the last time we talk, I love you,’” Henderson recalled. “I lost my mom a few years ago, so my dad is like my lifeline. Just saying goodbye to him was tough.”

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    you should fear guns. Isn’t that the first rule of gun ownership? The gun is always loaded, even when it’s not. Only point it at stuff you intend to destroy.

    That is legitimate and helpful fear. Same as you should be afraid of electrical current, raw chicken, fast flowing water and bears.

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      1 year ago

      Conflates fear with accounting for risk and safety

      Me when notice a car nearby 😱 😱 😱

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      Respect isn’t fear. Knowing what something is capable of isn’t being afraid of the item. Fearing something puts more emphasis on the bad possibilities than is reasonable.

      Recognizing danger should have nothing to do with fear. Fear is irrational.

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        I’d argue “respecting what could kill you” is both a form and consequence of fear, fear being an instinct borne of self-preservation and the necessity of the social contract.