In my opinion, it's easy to editorialize a supposedly "superior" way of dealing with the situation that took place, but they weren't there. They weren't the ones victimized. They weren't assaulted.
Whenever there is a murder or serious crime, civic leaders and the police tell us the way to reduce it is to get involved.
However, this editorial wants the citizens of Baltimore to assume the role of helpless victims, that it wants them to be fearful, to run, cower and hide, while they wait for the police, which you have already written about being overburdened as it is, to hopefully show up in time and do "something."
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To: George - the Other
105 posted on
09/17/2009 5:18:40 PM PDT by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: George - the Other
I read this article this AM and I think this writer wants the student to feel some burden of guilt for killing a person. Well he didn’t kill a person, he killed pond-scum. No different from being in war and killing the enemy.
The thief CHOSE his demise. He took a risk with a 99% chance of capture or death. He tossed the dice and got “snake eyes.” Bye bye scum of the earth. I pity the mother who bore you.
The student ended a crime spree. He has a right to be elated that he helped thousands of other people who will not be burglarized or worse by this thief. Is he a hero? Yes and No. But he IS alive to tell his tale.
106 posted on
09/17/2009 5:46:15 PM PDT by
HighlyOpinionated
(Looking for Fraud? Waste? Abuse? Audit ACORN. Audit The Fed.)
To: George - the Other
What do they prefer at the Baltimore Sun? the Al Capone method? Baseball bats.
107 posted on
09/17/2009 5:59:20 PM PDT by
TigersEye
(0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
To: George - the Other; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; ...
I always thought killing bad guys was kinda cool.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
To: George - the Other; DaveLoneRanger; Slings and Arrows
Sometimes you have to make exceptions.
Honestly, if the guy had had a gun, he probably would have used it.
113 posted on
09/17/2009 7:58:59 PM PDT by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: George - the Other
The burglar, Donald D. Rice, wouldn't ordinarily deserve much sympathy. He was a career criminal with a long record of thefts. He had just gotten out of prison the previous Saturday after serving six months for a conviction in Baltimore County. By all accounts he was neither an admirable character nor an innocent victim.He still doesn't deserve much sympathy.
But even burglars don't deserve to be killed with a razor-sharp sword.
How do they deserve to die then?
114 posted on
09/17/2009 8:00:56 PM PDT by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: George - the Other
I love the comments at the end of the article. The author is getting shredded.
115 posted on
09/17/2009 8:01:28 PM PDT by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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