I believe in giving them something to remember me by
Posted on 05/27/2008 9:04:40 AM PDT by William Tell 2
“He told me that he routinely advises citizens to acquiesce to the demands of the criminal to lessen the risk of violence and, instead, to make an appeal to the criminal’s humanity.”
Unfortunately, he doesn’t go quite far enough. The right thing to do, of course, is immediately to hand over your wallet and car keys; then get down on your knees; kiss his feet; beg for mercy; and offer him your wife, your house, your first-born child, and half your salary for the rest of your life. How could that fail to appeal to the ‘humanity’ of a criminal?
The "police officials" these articles usually refer to are usually Chiefs of Police, who are nothing but political lapdogs for urban Mayors. "Academics" can simply go to hell. They're such scum anymore they are not worth considering.
>For at least a generation now, gun control advocates, many police officials and some academicians have advised citizens to “give the criminal what he wants and you won’t get hurt.” This viewpoint began permeating society as a way of reducing violence during crimes.<
Think about this for a moment. Isn’t this the law that is held by the Courts in England to be the only acceptable behavior?
For that reason alone I will never believe that it is a well reasoned or effective one. I have watched violent crime in England rise to unheard of levels. Knife crimes are at unimaginable levels now that firearms are forbidden across that nation.
Sorry, but I will never support socialism in any manner. That’s is probably why I cannot find the weakness in me to vote for McCain.
I believe in giving them something to remember me by
How unenlightened you are to imply that prisoners can't be reformed.
I believe in transformation rather than reformation.
Mine will be transformed into compost!
How soon people forget. Sounds like a rework of “Be quiet and sit down. Don't do anything or you will endanger your self and airplane. They have met our demands and we are returning to the airport”
Giving the criminal what he wants worked real well for flights 11,77 and 175./s Even though United 93 perished the Capitol was spared and lives ultimately saved.
It worked.
More criminals survive their crimes than ever before.
The same kind of terrorists who support Obama did this:
http://www.frugalsites.net/911/attack/
Never apologize for them.
Never appease them.
Never forget.
That tactic worked quite well on 3 of the 4 planes that crashed on 9/11. People were complacent, giving the hijackers a wide berth. The results are history.
Women, who are enablers. Should women vote?
Quoting:
“Demand silver.
Receive lead.”
Cheapskate! Use silver bullets, like the Lone Ranger....
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Just a thought, but isn't a crime already violent as soon as a criminal displays a weapon in a threatening manner? And for those of us with the ability to resist effectively, shouldn't our goal at that point be to reduce the number of violent crimes by permanently solving the problem posed by a criminal who wants things that he is not entitled to have? My philosophy: "give the criminal what he deserves rather than what he wants."
How about a real study? Let's track down all the criminals who have reformed after an appeal to their humanity. My guess is that it's what mathematicians call "the empty set". Let's track down the family members who have lost loved ones to repeat offenders whose victims gave them what they wanted. This is, sadly, a very large set. Let's read the "Armed Citizen" reports from the NRA and ask ourselves how those outcomes compare with the outcomes from rewarding criminals. I'll happily defer to the winning side in that study.
Now if only all anti-gun advocates would try to understand this point...
Keep the sonuvabitch out of my home - because I will kill him/her in an INSTANT.
I don't want to hear you wailing about what a good boy/girl he WAS and how he didn't DESERVE to be killed..
I will KILL anyone in my home uninvited -- because I don't KNOW why they are there.....
I am/was always "fearful for my life", I will assume they are there to kill me or members of my family and THAT will NOT happen..
He will die -- -rest assured, he will die....
So, take appropriate measures to keep your loved one out of my home and away from my loved ones or their possessions....
That small sign near my front door, stating:
"We call 911, only after we use .45cal or 12ga"
is a statement of fact.
The most famous study is that by Florida State criminology professor Gary Kleck and Jongyeon Tark. Their landmark study, "Resisting Crime: The Effects of Victim Action on the Outcomes of Crimes," published in the November 2004 academic journal Criminology stated, "Data analyzed for the study were collected during the time period 1992 through 2001 and included five types of crimes: sexual assaults, robberies, assaults, personal contact larcenies and confrontational burglaries. Results of statistical analyses indicated that both forceful and nonforceful types of victim SP [self-protection] reduced the risk of property loss and injury when compared to victim nonresistance. Victim SP tactics involving greater force, such as the use of a gun, had the greatest impact on injury risk reduction."
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