Its really not that hard
From the Washington Times today; (Click on title to read the whole article)
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales yesterday said Atlanta would become the 23rd U.S. city assigned a federal Violent Crime Impact Team in an aggressive effort to make that city safer. "The citizens of the city of Atlanta deserve to live free from violent crime," Mr. Gonzales said in announcing the law-enforcement initiative during a press conference at the U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta. "VCIT will help make Atlanta safer through a coordinated campaign to investigate and prosecute those individuals who threaten our communities with guns and violence."
Why is it so hard to figure out that violent crime cannot be defeated by law enforcement? Look back to the "gangster days" of the 20's, Did law enforcement end that ? No, the end of prohibition did. What brought back gangs and crime in the cities? Prohibition. This time it is drugs, not alcohol. I am not for drug use neither do I do any kind of drug, but how is it Uncle Sam's decision to stop someone from being a junkie? I know people won't agree with this because we are supposed to be in the war on drugs, but why can't we do what works for a change instead of what looks good on a press release? And if the citizens deserve to live free, why doesn't the government encourage the people to defend themselves, it works every time its tried. Look, if Joe Blow wants to get high, he's gonna get high, law or not, but if he wants to hurt me or mine, well that can be stopped.
2 comments:
You're right, this is not a popular viewpoint certainly not one that we will see in our lifetime. It's nice to hear someone else say what I've been thinking for years. I think you may get a REAL kick out of this, it's a book I read about 10 years back. It's kind of heavy reading for the computer but... You may find a few chapters of interest. Many of his viewpoints conflict with my own personal beliefs but I accept the tenets of what he is writing: http://www.mcwilliams.com/books/aint/toc.htm
You're right, this is not a popular viewpoint certainly not one that we will see in our lifetime. It's nice to hear someone else say what I've been thinking for years. I think you may get a REAL kick out of this, it's a book I read about 10 years back. It's kind of heavy reading for the computer but... You may find a few chapters of interest. Many of his viewpoints conflict with my own personal beliefs but I accept the tenets of what he is writing: http://www.mcwilliams.com/books/aint/toc.htm
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