Hmmm if “Gun Death” is such a big deal, why do we use the term “Axe Murder” but not “Axe Death”?
Described by residents as a drifter and a drinker, Glenn Rodgers, 44, will be arraigned on second-degree murder charges in Milford District Court on Wednesday after allegedly striking Noel St. Laurent, 91, in the head with an ax and killing him.
Its not about the tools its about the person. When a story starts out with “A Drifter and a drinker” you KNOW the story isn’t going to end well. Of course axes and hatchets can be bought as easily as a pair of shoes. Furthermore this is a story from New Hampshire where they don’t bother people too much when it comes to buying, or carrying guns. Still the tool was an axe, and the crime was murder.
There are a million people I would totally spend time in close quarters and high stress with loaded guns and feel perfectly safe. There are people who I keep my eye on no matter WHAT the circumstances. A drifter with an axe or a knife is infinitely more dangerous than a lawful citizen with a loaded gun.
h/t Docstrange
