Posted on 07/07/2013 9:47:45 AM PDT by Q-ManRN
My last post talked about my epiphany that the police were not primarily responsible by law for protecting me or my family from criminals. The law says that I am primarily responsible for protecting myself and my family.
I also began reading a pro-gun website called Keep And Bear Arms.com that featured firearms-related news. Among those news items were always stories about police officers that were accused of breaking the law. I found those stories offensive at first because I did not understand why they were included.
Then, I read about “The Only Ones” Movement. That movement is a liberal movement that maintains that only police officers and military personnel need guns. For more information on the “Only Ones” Movement, please visit here or Here. Given my former belief equating police officers with superheroes, I understood where these liberals were coming from.
However, I also began to understand that those beliefs are wrong. They are based upon an erroneous premise that the police are primarily responsible for an individual’s safety and security. This in turn leads to the false belief that individuals do not need to confront violence because police can singlehandedly keep us safe.
Police are not legally bound to keep us safe by preventing violence and crime. Police are called Law Enforcement Officers because they are expected to enforce the law.
However, the law can only be enforced after it has been broken in a free society. In a free society, our approach to law enforcement correctly assumes that the individual is primarily responsible for protecting themselves and their liberties and rights. The police are there to assist society in maintaining law and order after crime occurs.
The reality is that the police spend most of their time dealing with the aftermath of crime. For a murder victim, that enforcement comes too late.
Furthermore, I discovered that some police officers spent shockingly little time actually practicing with their guns. It is my understanding that many police departments have improved their firearm training standards and qualification requirements. Those changes are better for the police and for the public.
In addition, I realized that police officers were just as human as me and you. They are heroic for doing what they do; nevertheless, they also make poor choices, make mistakes, and some even break the law themselves.
Honest police officers will tell you that they cannot be everywhere, protecting everyone, all of the time. That is why many police officers have also said that they appreciate citizens lawfully taking more personal responsibility for their own safety and security.
Please do not think that I do not respect police officers because nothing could be further from the truth. Most are honest, hardworking professionals. I appreciate the service and protection that they do afford. They are heroes who bravely risk their lives at times for others, but they are not comic book superheroes as many can tell you.
So, what lessons have I learned? That will be the subject of Part V.
Fact of life: When seconds count the police are only minutes away.
Not a criticism - that’s just how it is.
The only solution is to either hire an armed guard or serve as your own personal security.
‘’Police are not legally bound to keep us safe by preventing violence and crime. Police are called Law Enforcement Officers because they are expected to enforce the law.However, the law can only be enforced after it has been broken in a free society.’’
Bingo! This is a point many I’ve talked to struggle to grasp. Police officers are not the public’s bodyguards. For the most part they’re the clean-up crew. (With the utmost respect for the job they do, of course.)
You still have a lot to learn.
Confessions of an Ex-Liberal Gun Owner – Part II – A Rude Awakening
Confessions of an Ex-Liberal Gun Owner – Part III – Some Question
Please see Part IV in my series “Confessions of an Ex-Liberal Gun Owner”. I hope that you find these posts interesting.
Thank you for your time and help. Seems that I need all the help that I can get these days.
Thank you for your service to our nation and for that necessary reminder. What you said is certainly true. I have more posts to follow this one. In fact, my next post is entitled “Lessons Learned” ironically; so, it seems I am moving in the right direction in that regard.
I would be happy to ping you on my future posts if you would like me to do so.
I also like, "I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop."
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
I know how you feel because so many people have bought in to the myth of police protection of the individual and “instant response 9-1-1”.
Thank you for your comments.
The truth is sometimes harsh and critical, but it is always necessary. The best solution is to accept personal responsibility for your own safety and security lawfully and ethically with the help of the police.
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I have been anti Communist (and later anti Socialist) since the early fifties when I was sent home from grade school for anti Communist speech (yep, the government schools were being turned left that far back), but it's only the last twenty years that I really figured out how the Marxists have done it.
It took me that long spending an entire life on the right.
My pleasure. The news about the schools turning left is not new to me. The Marxists are masters of indoctrination through the schools. They wanted the union-controlled Federal Department of Education to centralize their indoctrination program.
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I don’t find your posts interesting.
Did Q-manrn ping you?
Not at all.
I'm sure Q-manrn won't ping you anymore.
Did you j@ck off onto a photo of Bill Clinton (overseen, of course by the police)?
God’s speed...
Odd phrasing don't you think? I didn't understand the posts.
Your comments would be appreciated.
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I will make my next series of posts about escaping liberal zombies! Perhaps that will be more action-oriented. :)
Thank you M Kehoe.
This is an excellent and clear series of essays that gets at an important issue, how a liberal thinks about one particular subject, self-defense. The focus is on the liberal’s inaccurate beliefs about the roles and capabilities of police. That is useful information. It is up to the reader to determine how to apply this information to their own experiences with liberals. I see the liberal view of police as similar to the view presented in movies, where the police or the rescuer, whomever that is, comes to the rescue at the last minute saves the day. Police and other public servants, EMT’s for example, aren’t able to protect you in many instances and place emphasis on protecting themselves. They don’t enter dangerous situations till the danger is gone. This isn’t a criticism, it is simply the nature of their jobs. Many of them go to extraordinary lengths at time to help others.
However, a child or someone who doesn’t have a real understanding of crime or the nature of self-defense, can operate under some serious misconceptions, as the author has made clear. As time goes on, I hope more liberals gain a better understanding of these issues, else, there are many opportunistic politicians who will strip them of their freedoms.
Thank you! You are another excellent reader and I like your movie analogy as a compliment to my superhero analogy from my first post.
I hope so too as far as liberals gaining a better understanding of the issues. I know how easy it is to be seduced by the nanny-state mentality because I was seduced by it.
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