Do you really need your ride-sharing driver to be armed?
Is the BlackWolf app for gun-carrying drivers turning ride-sharing services into even more of a weapon-happy America?
Years ago, I was cool with a few boxers who attended my first college. I was even interested in dating one of them, who immediately caught my attention because of the color of his eyes. Two others were easy on the eyes as well. But unlike the rough-around-the-edges guy I was interested in, the latter two walked a thin line between “handsome” and “pretty boy.” I initially wondered if the other two could fight for real. (I later saw a few live fights. The answer: Absolutely!)
Still, I asked two of the three, “Why do you want to fight professionally? You don’t worry about getting hit in the face?” Both laughed and said the idea was not to get hit in the face, so they weren’t too worried about it.
Every blue moon, I would see these guys shadow boxing clear out of nowhere. The sparring would be for a few minutes and stop as quickly as it started. For the most part though, they acted like any other college guy on campus.
I’m sure it’s satisfying to walk around with a “weapon” on you at all times that no one really knows you have until someone FAAFO. What I respected about (most of) them was they didn’t broadcast, “Hey, I trained for the Olympics. I could knock you out right here.” If you knew, you knew. If you didn’t, no big deal.