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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Brown" data-source="post: 1225407" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>15 July 10</p><p></p><p>The media's morbid fascination with violence:</p><p></p><p>BBC recently produced a "documentary" on the unrelenting criminal violence</p><p>in South Africa.</p><p></p><p>They focused on the "controversial" policy adopted by courageous South</p><p>African Police of actually shooting violent criminals when they threaten</p><p>people.</p><p></p><p>Not surprisingly, BBC is editorially opposed to the policy, but, with all</p><p>their hand-wringing, they propose no alternative, except that good and</p><p>decent people should expect to be murdered, raped, tortured, and maimed by</p><p>violent felons and ought to accept it as their lot. They should surely never</p><p>even think of doing anything to so much as inconvenience criminals!</p><p></p><p>In SA, crime is everywhere. Violence is common. Citizens are frightened.</p><p>Politicians and bureaucrats, there as here, dither hesitantly, endlessly.</p><p>So, police they have adopted the radical notion that, when someone is a</p><p>violent murderer, you might have to actually do something physical, tangible,</p><p>and serious. Perish the thought!</p><p></p><p>After countless violent murders, citizens themselves, weary of waiting on</p><p>bungling political buffoons to actually do something, have armed and</p><p>organized. But, the situation has not improve much.</p><p></p><p>Contrary to popular fable, guns, in isolation, are not the "Great</p><p>Equalizer" of legend. Intense training and hard skills are still required, or the</p><p>gun itself represents little more than a rabbit's foot!</p><p></p><p>Even when you naively entertain the long-since discredited notion of</p><p>shooting for a purpose other than projecting deadly force (eg: shooting to</p><p>wound), it still requires skill!</p><p></p><p>Competent training is one element the media consistently ignores and</p><p>pretends doesn't exist.</p><p></p><p>Arming sheep does little more than produce 'armed sheep!"</p><p></p><p>/John</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Brown, post: 1225407, member: 18"] 15 July 10 The media's morbid fascination with violence: BBC recently produced a "documentary" on the unrelenting criminal violence in South Africa. They focused on the "controversial" policy adopted by courageous South African Police of actually shooting violent criminals when they threaten people. Not surprisingly, BBC is editorially opposed to the policy, but, with all their hand-wringing, they propose no alternative, except that good and decent people should expect to be murdered, raped, tortured, and maimed by violent felons and ought to accept it as their lot. They should surely never even think of doing anything to so much as inconvenience criminals! In SA, crime is everywhere. Violence is common. Citizens are frightened. Politicians and bureaucrats, there as here, dither hesitantly, endlessly. So, police they have adopted the radical notion that, when someone is a violent murderer, you might have to actually do something physical, tangible, and serious. Perish the thought! After countless violent murders, citizens themselves, weary of waiting on bungling political buffoons to actually do something, have armed and organized. But, the situation has not improve much. Contrary to popular fable, guns, in isolation, are not the "Great Equalizer" of legend. Intense training and hard skills are still required, or the gun itself represents little more than a rabbit's foot! Even when you naively entertain the long-since discredited notion of shooting for a purpose other than projecting deadly force (eg: shooting to wound), it still requires skill! Competent training is one element the media consistently ignores and pretends doesn't exist. Arming sheep does little more than produce 'armed sheep!" /John [/QUOTE]
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