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Lurper · February 16, 2007, 01:02 PM

Good reply PM.
I have to agree w/Trip & Pax, assuming that compliance will guarantee survival is foolish. Avoidance should always be your first choice, but you should never put your fate in the goodwill of a criminal. It is also sad that our mechanisms of socialization encourage a victim/rely on the state type of mentality. This is where the liberals have almost already won the battle. People need to understand that their security and the resposibility for it lies with them. Law enforcement is reactive. They respond after the crime has begun. Their job is to protect you as a member of society, not as an individual. To rely on the police to save you is like relying on the tooth fairy to make you a millionaire.

February 16, 2007, 01:02 PM	#12
Lurper Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2006 Posts: 943	Good reply PM. I have to agree w/Trip & Pax, assuming that compliance will guarantee survival is foolish. Avoidance should always be your first choice, but you should never put your fate in the goodwill of a criminal. It is also sad that our mechanisms of socialization encourage a victim/rely on the state type of mentality. This is where the liberals have almost already won the battle. People need to understand that their security and the resposibility for it lies with them. Law enforcement is reactive. They respond after the crime has begun. Their job is to protect you as a member of society, not as an individual. To rely on the police to save you is like relying on the tooth fairy to make you a millionaire.