thieves, thieves, thieves

[Da Stef]

okay, ladies. now exhale. there is a difference between wanting to chop someone's hands off and actually doing it. In my frustation, I have thought the same things as John. But in my mind, I sat on the porch with a shotgun. So I guess that's a little less middle east stereotyping and a little more texas stereotyping. But it is super frustrating. And it kind of makes me want to quit too. That and the fact that I don't want to be one of those people that is contributing to the bulldozing of the subdivisions. My next plans involve more renovating, less new construction. Though that would involve thieves too. It just feels like if the police aren't going to do their jobs, individuals are going to take the law into their own hands. We do have to right to protect ourselves and our livelihoods. I don't care what sob story the thieves have. Ultimately they should be held responsible for their actions. I'm not really talking about shooting them on site. But I believe that something beyond deterrence needs to happen. I don't want them just to skip my house. I want them to learn that stealing isn't worth it. Now if they are making thousands of dollars doing this, then the punishment needs to severe enough for it not to be worth it to them. And who who has had anything stolen truly believes that our current system is doing that??? Just having ohana (I mean that in the loosest way) in the PD, gets you off the hook. So what are we supposed to do? Electric shock fencing? barb wire? Maybe we need to start a gang to set traps at particular houses, catch those ^$%%%^%&, give them to the police, and tell the cops that we'll be watching what happens to them! Or something.

grrrrr

stef