Steve
Mostly Harmless
Disagreeing with you isn’t trolling, and the suggestion says more about you than anyone else. Using dismissive language like quibbling is more trolling behavior than disagreeing with you and trying to explain why.I find it interesting how some quibble over the term 'self-defense' as if that changes the logic of being prepared for foreseeable threats to one's life or health. Call it a jelly donut, most of us are far more likely to face a kitchen grease fire than a mugging. That is simple threat analysis.
I also like the reducto ad absurdum argument from the trolls. No, an umbrella against rain isn't self-defense, nor have I ever said that. Having a working fire extinguisher and knowing how to use it is no less self-defense than carrying a firearm and knowing how to use it. Both are intended to defend one's life in emergency. Both are examples of self-defense. One is far more likely than the other to be needed.
You have a particular definition of self defense. One of literally dozens. You’re welcome to it. But don’t expect everyone to just agree with you. You’ve applied some thought to the idea. So have others.
Having a working fire extinguisher isn’t self defense, in my opinion, because it doesn’t relate to a crime. Maybe it’s a jelly donut. Certainly it’s a good idea. But it’s not self defense. If having a fire extinguisher reduced the likelihood of being victimized in a crime, I’d agree that it’s self defense. I don’t see the link.
And calling your neighbors too stupid to live kind of starts the entire thread off with a certain tone.