[sneakypete]

In a primitive society, that claim may be true. In a civilized society, a 85 year old lady can pick up the phone, call the Police and, depending on the situation, can initiate the mobilization of a SWAT team.

Oh,yeah! This will REALLY solve all her problems! She might not only have the thrill of watching her son shot to death in front of her,but may get shot to death herself. After that's all over,she STILL gets to watch the gooberment confiscate her house using the SAME excuse they used anyhow,since nothing has changed. That is if her house isn't burned to the ground during the SWAT raid. Oh yeah,GOOD plan! Did you think of it all by yourself?

[Polybius]

In a civilized society, a 85 year old lady can pick up the phone, call the Police and, depending on the situation , can initiate the mobilization of a SWAT team.

Oh,yeah! This will REALLY solve all her problems!She might not only have the thrill of watching her son shot to death in front of her.....Oh yeah,GOOD plan! Did you think of it all by yourself?

I am discussing the general principle of the helplessness of the elderly in a civilized society. You are twisting that around to create a specific strawman argument scenario that you can set up and then ridicule.

I posted "depending on the situation". If you want to take that and create ridiculous situations, that is your plan, not mine.

As I asked another poster, is it your position that, in America, the old and the weak are powerless against the young and the strong?

If an unarmed 85 year old lady is upstairs during a home robbery and her husband is downstairs bleeding after being shot, is that little old lady powerless while she still has a working phone and can dial 911?