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It also doesn't say if they didn't. We have no reason to believe that they didn't yell at him.

But yeah, if someone pounds on my door at 2am, then tries to force the door open, then smashes my window to try and unlock the door, I'm not waiting til they get inside to see if they are peaceful.

Not risking my life or the lives of my wife and kids on wishful thinking. It's a tragedy that the guy lost his life, it really is. But he didn't exactly leave a lot of wiggle room for the homeowners in the house he was invading.

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Georgia school board fires teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity

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Adults who have trouble understanding basic concepts (or those who need to be told how to feel about them) often assume everyone also has trouble understanding them.

So I can see how someone - someone who doesn't understand other people's capabilities - would have a hard time understanding that most grade school-aged people do not also have a hard time understanding those concepts.

In short, some people are too dumb to realize other people aren't dumb, too.