[UnBlinkingEye]

Why don't you want to be better protected?

I equate government protection with loss of freedom. No one protects us in a moment of danger but ourselves or those on hand. I don't want the government intruding on me.

[Lower55]

Then never dial 911. Don't stop at red lights.(there for your protection)

Shoot out your street lights. I could go on and on, but I won't...........

[discostu]

Wrong kind of protection. That's on the personal level, good for dealing with criminals. We're talking national hostility here. Yourself and those around you couldn't have done much against the empire of Japan and Nazi Germany. Wouldn't have done much good if things ever got nasty with the USSR. And it didn't help anybody above the impact line in the WTC.

[Steve Eisenberg]

I don't want the government intruding on me.

On the rare occasion where a policeman has knocked on our door, or asked me on the street whether I had seen something, I never considered it an intrusion. I considered it an opportunity to help the officer achieve goals I share with him. I can't quite sympathize with the concern here.

[VRWC_minion]

No one protects us in a moment of danger but ourselves or those on hand.

Do you really believe that ?

[Deb]

"I don't want the government intruding on me."

Who cares what you want! I want the government to intrude on terrorists.