Posted on 07/17/2008 8:16:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A horrific news story has slowly made its way into the headlines here in the Twin Cities. A local resident, his wife and three daughters spent the evening of the Fourth of July at Valleyfair, a local amusement park. They were leaving the park at midnight when a criminal began to molest his twelve-year-old daughter.
The father intervened to defend his daughter, and the offender put out a call for his "homies." Eight "men" materialized and began to beat up the father. They knocked him to the ground and took turns stomping on his head. The man's wife and daughters tried to protect him, unsuccessfully, and Valleyfair's security guards apparently tried to help, but ineffectually.
The father is still hospitalized, but the criminals are out on bail. The family's name is being kept secret, lest the criminals find them and kill them to avoid prosecution.
Initially, the local media downplayed the story, presumably because of the race of the criminals. But today, the Minneapolis Star Tribune broke down and covered it. Still, the story was apparently too hot for the paper to allow comments; if you follow the link, you'll see that, contrary to the Star Tribune's usual policy, it is impossible to comment.
The story is an infuriating one in several ways, but what strikes me most forcibly is that it would have been a good thing if a few armed citizens had happened by while the assault was in progress. It's no surprise that the victim's wife and daughters couldn't protect him from eight "men," and apparently Valleyfair's security force is unarmed. So the optimal outcome here would have been for one or more normal citizens to pull a firearm, shoot a couple of the criminals, and hold the rest until the police arrived. Criminals who carry out outrageous assaults in public do so on the assumption that passersby will not be able to stop them. Absent firearms, that assumption is reasonable. So let's hear it for concealed carry.
Under Minnesota law, any business can ban guns on its premises, and, while a few minutes of research yielded nothing, I assume that Valleyfair bans guns, as most businesses that are open to the public do. This strikes me as a mistake. Against a gang such as the one that is now on the loose in the Twin Cities, only armed citizens can be effective.
And when the wolf is at the door, who will one turn to but one’s self?
I'm going to self-censor now.
This is just an example of Baraq Husayn ibn Mahomet and his “civilian national security force” which is “equally armed and trained”....
Same MO as the Jeener Sicks!
The real question is, was he thinking of a noose? Then all is well, ,,,well except for him.
“Security” should be armed at the very least when a place is ‘open’ to the public.
That’s why I carry. 40 rounds of .45 ACP 230 gr Gold Dot hollow point should help me make my point should thugs ever try to harm me or my family.
Blacks murder Whites at 18 times the rate Whites murder Blacks.
About 1 million Whites were murdered, robbed, assaulted, or raped by Blacks in 1992.
In the last 30 years, 170 million violent and nonviolent crimes were committed by Blacks against Whites in the U.S.
Blacks under 18 are more than 12 times more likely to be arrested for murder than Whites the same age.
Some 90% of the victims of race crimes are Whites.
Blacks commit 7.5 times more violent interracial crimes than Whites, although they comprise only one-seventh of the White population.
On a per-capita basis, blacks commit 50 times more violent crimes than Whites.
Some 27 million nonviolent crimes were committed in the U.S. in 1992 alone. 31% of the robberies involved Black offenders and White victims; only 2% involved White offenders and Black victims.
1.3 million of the 6.6 million violent crimes committed in the U.S. each year are interracial.
Just damn! I had no idea: I’m a 6ft. tall, 375lb former soldier that works on the side as a bodyguard, but I still couldn’t take on eight guys. We need CCW in every state as of yesterday!!
A double-tap to one or two heads of these miscreants and the rest would have fled like the cowards that they are. CCW should be a right guaranteed by the Constitution.
Where do you fit 40 rounds?
Boy, is this one to hit hard.
You carry 40 rounds?
You can't comment on their editorials, either. Wonder why that is?
That's all one needs to know to understand the problem in the twin cities
Ping.
And to top off the whole story:
The father is still hospitalized, but the criminals are out on bail. The family's name is being kept secret, lest the criminals find them and kill them to avoid prosecution.
The perps are out on bail? Did the judge at the hearing not see the OBVIOUS danger to the victims and to society as a whole...not to mention that they are a flight risk... stupid judge. Anything happens to the family, the judge should be held as an accessory...
Bring back public hanging (or better yet, public impalment) and this will end quickly.
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