Is 'Thus, in modern parlance, when a person goes off half cocked (or at half cock ), he or she is not in control of the situation.' a logical precursor to the hypothesis 'Going of half cocked is always a good thing.'
Thus, in modern parlance, when a person goes off half cocked (or at half cock ), he or she is not in control of the situation.###Going of half cocked is always a good thing.