Let me see if I can pound this into the rock - NO IT AIN'T THE COPS FAULT. But it is still true
nonetheless and that means that the Cop statistics about guns and self defence are completely
skewed. People use to statistics as if they could prove something with them. Whenever you quote them
you should note that they are in fact seriously skewed to the loser side.
"G. Focker" <
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> (Tom Kunich) wrote
> > The point is that anyone that uses a gun to protect themselves
these
> > days WILL NOT call the police unless it is absolutely necessary.
>
> And where did I suggest they should
>
> > Why is that? Because many police and a majority of the DA's will
try to
> > prosecute them on any possible grounds.
>
> A) Police don't prosecute defendants, only the attorney's do that.
>
> B) Even I go before a jury when I shoot someone, even if I'm protecting you when I shoot someone,
> that's the system. It's not perfect, but that's hardly the cops fault.
>
> > For instance, a friend of mine owned a gas station in Oakland,
CA,.... yadda yadda yadda.....
>
> Sounds like your friend did what anyone would do and almost good job of it too, the outcome sucks,
> that's the cops fault how???
>
> > He was then sued by the parents of the thug who claimed that he
was a football
> > star who would never be able to run again. he ended up losing his gas station to the legal costs
> > to defend himself in
court.
>
> Welcome to my world genius...... you don't think I go threw the same thing, only I do it for
> ungreatful people like you who call me part
of
> the problem. But all I can do about it is vote, the same as you .
>
> > Gee, I'd sure be right there to call the cops if I just chased
away
> > some thug by brandishing a gun. And I'd bet that you would do
exactly
> > the same thing.
>
> Again tommy, where did you get that from what I told Heather?
>
> > So, no, your stats are only from those cases where there was a bad outcome and don't contain any
> > of the cases where a homeowner brandished a gun and frightened away a burglar or whatever. And
yes,
> > that makes your police stats quite inaccurate and there are plenty
of
> > studies to show that. And a couple of books as well.
>
> How on earth do you know the background of me or on what I base the things I told Heather about?
> If you actually read my post, I said I based my opinions on my experiences which I freely admitted
> where biased. You know nothing about my background tommy, or my
experience.
>
> > Oh, BTW, before he lost the station his new employee was assaulted with intent to murder again.
> > The employee was big enough and fast enough to save his own life and capture the thug - who
> > turned out
to
> > be a member and the lead to the solution of the Zebra Murders.
>
> I feel for your friend, sounds like he got a raw deal and that
sucks,
> But again that's a legislative problem that even the cop has to deal with. But yeah, if you carry
> a gun and shoot somebody, yeah I feel
you
> got to call it in, I would and I'll take my chances in court because it's the system right now. If
> I'm a homeowner and I point my gun at
a
> would be burglar and he boogies, well, NO, I probably wouldn't call nor would I expect anyone
> else to.
>
> > As I said before, although I own guns I never carry them because
I'm
> > big enough to take care of myself. But many people aren't.
>
> POTFM!!!!!! No one is as good as you tommy boy!
>
> > I expect that if Dan Connelly wanted to carry a pistol on him if
he
> > regularly carried large sums of money that it wouldn't be any of
my
> > business.
> I expect the same thing.............
>
> >The implication of the Liberals that anyone that carries a gun is up to no good is nothing but
> >propaganda.
>
> I agree pumpkin