Epsilon Wrote:So, he knew someone was out to kill him and he didn't go to the police? Your brother deserved jail time.Espsilon, need we remind you again about that court case where it was decided that, in accordance with the Constitution of the United States of America, that the Police, no matter at what level, are not necessarily there for you personal protection? The only way he would have gotten police protection would be if he camped out by the precinct building... and then he would have been arrested for loitering, no matter what he would say about some dealer being out to get him.
If your police can't protect you, then they re fucking crap police.
In all reality, the police only really answer to the Mayor and the City Council. If they aren't cracking down on drug dealers, then the police aren't either.
Quote:Dartz wrote:Sorry Dartz. Wish this could be changed, but Pandora's Box got opened before the outset of the American Revolution. In the Colonies, it was critical that firearms be in ready supply on the off-hand chance the Natives got pissed. Sad, but true. And the Colonists knew from what the natives told them that there was a helluva lotta land out there to be explored, surveyed, and colonized. Because of this, the Founding Fathers figured that it would be best to allow people to defend themselves, simply because 1) it would be impossible to field an army big enough and fast enough to protect everyone, and 2) when people feel their lives are at risk they generally tend to feel better when they have a dependable weapon at the ready. It would be evil to deprive people of such a thing.
Making firearms too easy to acquire, you're increasing the chances
criminals will be heavily armed, and you have to arm the police too. It
tends to lead to things getting far more violent, far quicker.
Fast forward to the Westward Expansion. The saying is quickly coined: "God made man but Sam Colt made them equal." This is because Colt made inexpensive revolvers that were accurate and easy to care for. It was a dangerous place at the time. Native Americans outraged at being displaced by the settlers stalked the horizon, as did thieves, claim jumpers, and rapists. They preyed upon anyone that seemed the least bit weak. Even women carried guns at times - no shit, it was that bad.
And so, this is why guns are in ready supply in America, even after there is no more wilderness left to explore and the Natives have long since been pacified. Though we still have, and always will have thieves and rapists to worry about.
Getting back on topic here. This thing about immigration... it really is tied to the Economy. I talked to my Mom about it the other night. Here's the funny part - all I asked her was when all the hullabaloo about Immigration originally got started. She said that it's been an on and off thing over the decades, but it usually only really heats up when the Economy goes sour. That's when people start looking around and saying: "Well, where's all the jobs at!?" And that is when all eyes turn to the immigrant Mexicans who work so terribly hard, and ask for a pitiful salary in return because that's far better than what they make back home.
Seriously. Fix the god damn economy. Fix health care. Fix social security. Fix education. Fix export and import laws. But above all: FIX THE DEFICIT.