Posted on 06/16/2008 4:35:09 PM PDT by John Semmens
Seattle mayor Greg Nickels (D) announced that henceforth weapons will be banned from all city-owned property—as a safety measure. The ban is believed to have been inspired by a shooting last month that injured three people at Seattle Center.
Nickels allowed that criminals aren’t likely to abide by the new rules, but contended, nonetheless, that safety would be enhanced because “thugs won’t have to exert as much force to get what they want. A robber won’t have to shoot if he knows his victim is unarmed. So, some money may change hands, but there’ll be no need for violence. Even an occasional murder is more tolerable than shootouts that endanger much larger numbers of innocent bystanders.”
To help set an example, police will also be unarmed. “How can we expect citizens to forego violence if, by arming our officers, we project the City’s willingness to engage in it?” Nickels asked. “Eventually, the individual bent on mayhem will see that he is the ‘odd-man-out.’ The social stigma alone will work toward peaceful change.”
Presidential candidate Senator Obama hailed Nickels’ plan as an “audacious experiment that encourages hope for a better world” and said he considers it a “potential model for an Obama Administration.”
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If he’s taking guns from his police force as well then I think it’ll be a cold day I get charged or arrested in that ville.......
But I see what your point was........Hope yer well Stay safe !
“Even an occasional murder is more tolerable than shootouts that endanger much larger numbers of innocent bystanders.”
Well folks, he said it himself, so make sure you get a bead on him and keep a tight grouping. Remember, Safety First!
These liberals do not realize they are riding a PC fine line and folks are buying erasers !
Stay Safe I am out of here for the night !
Later GR !
“thugs won’t have to exert as much force to get what they want. A robber won’t have to shoot if he knows his victim is unarmed. So, some money may change hands, but there’ll be no need for violence. Even an occasional murder is more tolerable than shootouts that endanger much larger numbers of innocent bystanders.”
This is Scrappleface right? Man, you almost had me believing this was real.
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