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Jane Goodall's gorilla 101 shows that intimidation works really well. When a police officer shows up, are they perceived as a gorilla or a priest. Do folks initially feel threatened or at ease with some one wearing a priest collar? These are rational perceptions. Those that are not rational are, hello, not rational. How many murders do we have by those that have been released by trained psychologists? Rapes by those that have been deemed not likely to repeat. The comparisons go on an on because we just don't know. We try to fit everyone into the belle curve. But those fringe areas of the belle curve are the ones that Murphy will send our way (another perception). I don't what makes a person tick or why they are the way they are. That's beyond me. I just know if they are wacko or not from my perception and will deal with it the best I can. If danger dictates a gun, that was their choice and its for God to sort it out.
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