He says he had no thought of harming the ARMED mugger who robbed him. Gee, I guess not, with a gun in your face. But I suspect his thought process would have been different if he had the gun & the mugger unarmed.
The idea that gated communities are somehow at fault here is just bizarre. Freedom of speech is fine, but I don't give credence to idiots.
I haven't visited many crime ridden countries, but I did visit Costa Rica. It has a bad theft problem. As you travel the country, you will notice that EVERY home & business is surrounded by some combination of high walls, barbed wire, broken glass, & iron bars. I saw carports enclosed in iron bars, behind a concrete wall topped with glass surrounding the entire property. Often, the enclosure seemed more expensive than the house being protected. Even in the smallest villages of only a few houses, all were equally protected.
Oh yeah, my wallet was stolen with $100, drivers license, & credit cards, from my luggage, either at the hotel or in transit to the Pacific coast.
Clearly, fortifying your home is the only resort when crime overwhelms the justice system. Even the immoral understand this.
Benjamin would have us all live in crime ridden ghettos as his people have chosen to live. He doesn't want people to be safer. He wants us to all to live in fear & danger. Honest people living in relative safety is secondary to the needs of thieves, rapists, & murderers.
Sorry Bub, but I'm not biting your rotten apple.
I always heard Costa Rica was an ideal retirement haven for American expats.