{"id":102476,"date":"2016-07-27T11:23:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T19:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=102476"},"modified":"2016-07-27T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T19:23:26","slug":"lessons-of-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=102476","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Of Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.unz.com\/isteve\/stop-worrying-about-crime-and-get-back-to-worrying-about-guns\/#comment-1508245\">Comment<\/a>: If you steal some cigarillos from a store, then don\u2019t walk around holding them openly in your hand.<\/p>\n<p>If you do walk around holding them openly in your hand, then don\u2019t walk in the middle of the street.<\/p>\n<p>If a police officer tells you to stop walking in the middle of the street, then don\u2019t punch him in the face.<\/p>\n<p>If you do punch a police officer in the face, then don\u2019t try to grab his handgun.<\/p>\n<p>If you do grab his handgun, then don\u2019t put your thumb on the barrel opening, so that a bullet wounds your thumb.<\/p>\n<p>If your thumb is wounded and if you also are fat, intoxicated and wearing flip-flops, then don\u2019t try to run away.<\/p>\n<p>If you do run away, then don\u2019t stop and turn around to face the police officer.<\/p>\n<p>If you do stop and turn around, then don\u2019t yell, \u201cYou\u2019re too much of a pussy to shoot me!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you do yell, \u201cYou\u2019re too much of a pussy to shoot me,\u201d then don\u2019t charge at the police officer.<\/p>\n<p>If you do charge at the police officer and he shoots you in your torso, then don\u2019t keep charging until one of the bullets hits you in the forehead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comment: If you steal some cigarillos from a store, then don\u2019t walk around holding them openly in your hand. 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