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How long will it take for people to not only recognize, but admit, that cops don't protect property, people's homes or people. Sometimes (very few at that) they will spot a potential perp during their duty day. I'm not putting them down, but am just admitting there will never be enough policemen employed to monitor all the potential criminal situations that occur every day. If it were possible the only real circumstance where it could happen would be a pure police state where everyone is constantly looking over their shoulder to see when (not if) they will be arrested. Let's face it, everyone doesn't want to spend the rest of their days in a Dunkin Donuts or a squad car. The normal situation is a crime is committed and the police are called to investigate it (the perp is long gone with the goods and there may or may not be dead or injured bodies lying around). Less frequently, someone calls 911 in the midst of an attack, burglary, home invasion,etc. and the police respond. Even then the response distance (i.e. time) allows the perp to do his damage and skedaddle before an officer can get there. In this reality how are people able to protect themselves, their families and their property if the perp has the advantage of either being armed or physically capable of inflicting severe mental and physical damage to the victim(s)? The perp already knows he is intending to commit a crime so posting a sign on the front door telling him to stay out is probably not going to work. Hey, I've got a better idea. Let's allow every citizen to protect himself or herself with something more formidable like, say, a gun. The best defense is a really good offense. Taking away the weapon from the neighborhood watch folks only puts them at great risk and negates any advantage to having them.