11-21-2008, 03:59 AM
esnap, Obviously you don't get it. Between the extremes lie a lot of territory for realistic approaches to problems. It is not as simplex as you try to make it sound. In your point, as expressed, it appears that the choices are summary execution versus a pat on the head. Try to think a little bit harder.
All this bluster and nonsense about guns and bullets between the eyes is a great way to encourage people to avoid taking responsibility for the problem of crime, mostly non-violent property crime, in our neighborhoods.
None of you armed with pistol, rifle or shotgun will effectively deal with the crime problem except in your imaginations. Dealing with the problem will require that your leave your T.V.s and meet with your neighbors to organize neighborhood watches, to lobby and pressure the county administration to become proactive regarding theft and to personally support, with your time and money, community efforts to deal with the issue.
Claiming that the issue of crime only affects you when the thief arrives at your door and you can deal with it with a gun (thank you very much) is itself nearly as anti-aloha as the burgler himself. You neatly avoid the problems that your neighbors suffer because as long as that thief goes somewhere else then you think you have succeeded - but in fact you have failed to act a responsible citizen and take an active role in your community's safety.
One could ask just who is lazier... the thief who avoids working to meet his needs or the vigilante who avoids working to meet his community's needs.
All this bluster and nonsense about guns and bullets between the eyes is a great way to encourage people to avoid taking responsibility for the problem of crime, mostly non-violent property crime, in our neighborhoods.
None of you armed with pistol, rifle or shotgun will effectively deal with the crime problem except in your imaginations. Dealing with the problem will require that your leave your T.V.s and meet with your neighbors to organize neighborhood watches, to lobby and pressure the county administration to become proactive regarding theft and to personally support, with your time and money, community efforts to deal with the issue.
Claiming that the issue of crime only affects you when the thief arrives at your door and you can deal with it with a gun (thank you very much) is itself nearly as anti-aloha as the burgler himself. You neatly avoid the problems that your neighbors suffer because as long as that thief goes somewhere else then you think you have succeeded - but in fact you have failed to act a responsible citizen and take an active role in your community's safety.
One could ask just who is lazier... the thief who avoids working to meet his needs or the vigilante who avoids working to meet his community's needs.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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