05-26-2007, 10:14 AM
A small correction: unless this larceny (taking of property from the 12th St. address) was accomplished by force or fear (occupant of the house threatened), then it was a burglary and not a robbery.
There is a relatively little crime in Montana for many reasons, but not because everyone has a gun. If you step out of the truck to burglarize a place, you will freeze your okole off. A proliferation of guns does not reduce crime or violence. It is especially ineffective if you are not on the property when your lumber is stolen.
I am thinking that HPP is likely to be gated at Kaloli Point someday (complex legally, but it seems feasible).
The larceny problem in Puna (and in Hawai'i in general) needs to be addressed. I do think it is keyed to the Ice problem, largely. The best method is a sting operation. But when the police force's motto is "Do I have to get up?", chances of that seem slim.
There is a relatively little crime in Montana for many reasons, but not because everyone has a gun. If you step out of the truck to burglarize a place, you will freeze your okole off. A proliferation of guns does not reduce crime or violence. It is especially ineffective if you are not on the property when your lumber is stolen.
I am thinking that HPP is likely to be gated at Kaloli Point someday (complex legally, but it seems feasible).
The larceny problem in Puna (and in Hawai'i in general) needs to be addressed. I do think it is keyed to the Ice problem, largely. The best method is a sting operation. But when the police force's motto is "Do I have to get up?", chances of that seem slim.