To: corkoman
It is an interesting and dangerous convergence of authoritarian policies. The national predisposition against guns and drugs combine to create a situation where folks not personally affected really don't care if someone in these circumstances gets killed. It's a mulligan. The thought process probably goes something like this: I don't possess marijuana. I don't possess guns. It doesn't affect me. Wild west type stuff, brought to high tech sophistication.
15 posted on
10/01/2002 7:34:03 AM PDT by
Huck
To: Huck
It is an interesting and dangerous convergence of authoritarian policies. The national predisposition against guns and drugs combine to create a situation where folks not personally affected really don't care if someone in these circumstances gets killed. It's a mulligan. The thought process probably goes something like this: I don't possess marijuana. I don't possess guns. It doesn't affect me. Wild west type stuff, brought to high tech sophistication.
Here's the problem, suppose the police get the wrong house - it does happen. And innocent homeowner responds to the sound of his front door getting kicked in by investigating with a firearm in his hand(s) as is his right?
"I'm sorry" to the widow and her kids on the part of the police ain't gonna cut it.
311 posted on
10/02/2002 9:29:55 AM PDT by
Abundy
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