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Old 03-31-2006, 09:47 AM   #46 (permalink)
The_Jazz
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
And you're perfectly ok with that? that people who are killed because the police can't or don't get there in time are just........dead?
The police can't stop every irresponsible drunk or speeder or teenaged kid that does something stupid behind the wheel and takes people out. They can't stop every crime and to expect them to is completely unreasonable. We're talking about humans here, and any system involving humans is inherently flawed.

Am I fine with that? Yes. Do I wish the system better? Yes. Do I think that armed civilians enforcing the law is a much more flawed system with a huge potential for failure? Yes. Do I want you or any other armed civilians responsible for protecting me or my family? Absolutely not.
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