CombatEffective - This madness must stop!

...by now, I am sure you have heard the story (might even have posted it already), but Alphecca's summation and his commenters subsequent words bear repeating. Alphecca points out that just ONE armed citizen may have been able to save the child's life. The blog also points out several people passed by while doing nothing. Others apparently stopped but did not confront this vicious man beating the life from a child. Experts aren't surprised, as that's apparently a common response. Is that really a country we want to live in?

Decade after decade worth of pacifist ideals coming to fruition there. I don’t care how the ‘experts’ try to spin it. Any society that intentionally or unintentionally grooms its people to do nothing in a situation like that needs a wake up call.

I think that pacifism is one aspect of the problem...the other is this:

The fear that life-altering legal consequences can be heaped upon an honest citizen for acting to stop a horrendous and heinous act is the real injustice in this situation.

Would that stop me? I should hope not. That it would be a consideration is beyond sad, however.

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I think you nailed it good : dw The fear that life-altering legal consequences can be heaped upon an honest citizen for acting to stop a horrendous and heinous act is the real injustice in this situation. Rob. I also think 'life altering' could be understatement depending upon the circumstances and what state you are in. Here in Kansas it is not a given that a thug will not be given equivelence or the benifit of doubt. Doan for the life of me understand how we came to this. Can I blame the influence of the Defence Bar and Civil Rights for bucks? June 23, 2008 :: 05:43PM

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