Doc Posted: Mar 2 2004, 01:57 PM
This is one problem I see with America. The media portrays the "poor desperate bank robber turned to a life of crime with no other way out and then gets shot" as the VICTIM. In the incidents Doc speaks of the victims are the bank employees, bank patrons, the police officers, and all of their families.
The bank robber CHOSE to rob a bank, and CHOSE to bring a gun, and CHOSE to fire at police officers. The criminal is the attacker, not the victim. If people choose not to break the law America would be a safer place ;) -- even if there were a gun in EVERY home. This last point is only true with responsible gun ownership and storage. Keep the weapons in a suitable place away from children, alcohol, etc.
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Quote:I dunno about other folks, but I am SICK to death about hearing about stuff like this on the news. I am SICK and tired of hearing about officers bringing capguns to a shoot out. I am bloody well fed up with people crying about victims rights and the cruelty of large calibre weapons used to stop crimes. Screw the victims. What about the cruelty of officers being gunned down by freaking hand held cannons? It's not safe out there. Most of the crime reports I hear about, read about, or see on TV, the crooks have better firepower and body armor then the police do. And that strikes me as being WRONG.
This is one problem I see with America. The media portrays the "poor desperate bank robber turned to a life of crime with no other way out and then gets shot" as the VICTIM. In the incidents Doc speaks of the victims are the bank employees, bank patrons, the police officers, and all of their families.
The bank robber CHOSE to rob a bank, and CHOSE to bring a gun, and CHOSE to fire at police officers. The criminal is the attacker, not the victim. If people choose not to break the law America would be a safer place ;) -- even if there were a gun in EVERY home. This last point is only true with responsible gun ownership and storage. Keep the weapons in a suitable place away from children, alcohol, etc.
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The Bill of No Rights
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein