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Re: My Gun Control Rant
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:01:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > where the police do an especially poor job of keeping people safe.
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> Do you really think it is as simple as that?
Well...if people aren't safe, and the system is set up to prevent them from
keeping themselves safe, and people generally believe that police keep them
safe, then what's wrong with how Larry put it?
Obviously it isn't (usually) the cops' _fault_ that Joe is a mugger. But the
fact that I get mugged by Joe when there is supposed to be someone protecting
me is kind of a problem. Right?
Chris
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| (...) It is a generalisation, but people in the areas Larry alludes to do not feel part of the "system" - they feel excluded from it. I know from personal experiences, that individuals in these areas are very reluctant to go to the police for help - (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I really would be interested in your justification for making the above comments, or was it just based on ill-informed rumour? If you can show that a UK crime "hot spot" is even comparable to one in your land, I truly will be enlightened. The (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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