Our daily lives are full of comfortable situations. We wake up, get in the car and drive to school or work, and we feel safe there. We spend our free time with family and friends in familiar places where we also feel safe. We walk down city streets and feel safe because there are police officers there to protect us. Why would anyone ever have a need to carry a gun? Over … [Read more...]
“To Protect and Serve”
Warning, this article contains graphic descriptions and is not suitable for young readers. Think about how good your home security is. You may have an alarm, possibly a baseball bat under the bed, a phone in every room so you can call 911 if necessary, and maybe you have a gun of some variety in the house. But what if you are one of the ones who don't have any of that? What is … [Read more...]
Student Loans, or Rob a Bank?
In President Bush's State of the Union address yesterday, he mentioned his support for a rehabilitation program for convicts who will be released from prison in the coming year. As I understand it, the program will involve things like job placement assistance, half-way houses and vocational training so that the ex-cons will be able to find a job easier after their release. He … [Read more...]
Police Brutality
In Cincinnati, OH local police were called to investigate a 350 pound man, Nathaniel Jones who had fallen asleep on the front lawn of a White Castle restaurant, and then began acting irrationally. When the police arrived, the Jones began to attack the officers despite the officers' repeated warnings to "stay back". In self-defense, the two officers (of average height and build) … [Read more...]