Funny you mention the west coast because as I mentioned above I've known some crazy mofos out here with all sorts of guns and never once have I thought any of them would be so skittish as to shoot their own kid in the middle of the night fearing an armed robber.
And like, this was in weed growing country where there were definitely plots you did not want to trespass on or you would be shot at, but usually just a warning shot first.
Edit: Yes I am aware of the legal ramifications of the "warning shot" that doesn't apply when you're like 10 miles from the nearest sheriff station.
Firing a "warning shot" usually invalidates any legal defense regarding use of lethal force. You either fear for your life and act accordingly or you don't.
If you're out in the boonies mfers will just kill you and burry you and the cops probably won't care enough to follow up. You're lucky if you get a warning shot.
Basically nearly a million people are reported missing each year. If you're in a rural area chances go down you're reported missing in a timely fashion let alone searched for or investigated, also chances are higher some good ol' boy sheriff covers for their friend.
also chances are higher some good ol’ boy sheriff covers for their friend.
Would you say this is a significant effect, or does most of it come from the simple fact that nobody is around to see/hear anything, and it's very hard to find bodies?
There was a milquetoast true crime docuseries called Sasquatch that just came out that does a nice case study on just how dangerous the part of the world Nakoichi's talking about is. I lived there for a bit and had the same experience more or less.
That still wouldn't stop me hunting on public land.
Funny you mention the west coast because as I mentioned above I've known some crazy mofos out here with all sorts of guns and never once have I thought any of them would be so skittish as to shoot their own kid in the middle of the night fearing an armed robber.
And like, this was in weed growing country where there were definitely plots you did not want to trespass on or you would be shot at, but usually just a warning shot first.
Edit: Yes I am aware of the legal ramifications of the "warning shot" that doesn't apply when you're like 10 miles from the nearest sheriff station.
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I think it's a combination of the two.
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er, could you elaborate? the "legal ramifications" part and the "10 miles from the sheriff" part
Firing a "warning shot" usually invalidates any legal defense regarding use of lethal force. You either fear for your life and act accordingly or you don't.
If you're out in the boonies mfers will just kill you and burry you and the cops probably won't care enough to follow up. You're lucky if you get a warning shot.
But wouldn't they know that someone died on your property?
Do you know what the rate of closure for US missing persons cases is?
When you're out in the middle of nowhere be very careful.
idk, what is it? But yes, will do
Basically nearly a million people are reported missing each year. If you're in a rural area chances go down you're reported missing in a timely fashion let alone searched for or investigated, also chances are higher some good ol' boy sheriff covers for their friend.
Would you say this is a significant effect, or does most of it come from the simple fact that nobody is around to see/hear anything, and it's very hard to find bodies?
Depends on your relationship with the local cops and who it is that went missing.
There was a milquetoast true crime docuseries called Sasquatch that just came out that does a nice case study on just how dangerous the part of the world Nakoichi's talking about is. I lived there for a bit and had the same experience more or less.
That still wouldn't stop me hunting on public land.