[taxcontrol]

Second Amendment supporters would say that makes me a hypocrite or even unpatriotic

Actually, I would call it morally bankrupt. Better her to NOT call the cops. You see, by calling for help, without taking the most basic steps to insure you own security, you place you life above those that would be REQUIRED to come to your aid.

She has a moral obligation to protect herself. Having the cops put thier lives and limbs on the line for you is just shirking your duty.

[ottersnot]

Spirituality is a personal thing, so I won't bore readers with the minutiae of my own perceptions

meaning the writer is an atheist?. I guess the part about losing her soul is bravo sierra.

[ArrogantBustard]

She has a moral obligation to protect herself.

I don't agree. If she values her life so little, that she won't defend it, that's her choice. OTOH, she does have a moral obligation to the child under her care. A single person has, IMHO, a right to be a pacifist. A mother or father has an obligation to protect her/his child(ren). This she is failing to do.

[KSCITYBOY]

You are correct - she put those cops lives at risk, how evil and selfish of her.

[nomad]

Beyond that, if she is so adamant about "placing her good above other`s", then why would she expect the cops to do it for her, death by cop thru her phone dialing finger instead of her trigger finger, whats the difference? No, if she is serious about her "principles", the next time she needs to let them kill her. Then this story can be captioned, Darwin at work.