In light of recent violent events in US/China...
I have some thoughts on this that I posted elsewhere previously... let me just lay it all out for you as I see it.
In my former life in a law enforcement support job, and I'll be clear... I was NOT an office girl or a court clerk. I worked in the jail, up close and personal with all types of suspects and hard core convicted male and female offenders. I will never discuss what I have seen with anyone outside of law enforcement as I have to be honest here... it was not pretty. I've seen human beings at their absolute worst and also their lowest and for a a few years, I didn't stop seeing them even when I closed my eyes.
In my experience, gun control is not the issue at all, and before anyone decides to give me backlash, I am very much FOR gun control. You don't need a semi automatic to go hunting. PERIOD.
Ask any person in law enforcement and they will tell you, when a human being is so full of rage, everything... including a plastic fork can be made into a weapon. If they want to hurt, maim, or kill another in their uncontrollable rage, they will find a way. In fact, the choice of weapon is irrelevant. If they want you dead, they will find a way. Rage is not just a simple burst of endorphins and emotion. It can be a long drawn out process of years of thought and planning. In fact, most mass killings are somewhat planned. Regardless of what the theatrics of a defense attorney can conjure up in a courtroom, temporary insanity doesn't wash with me.
Gun controls will only stop the speed with which they can kill and maybe lessen the amount of killing. It will not stop the perpetrator from committing the act, planned or not.
Unless we all start walking around wearing full kevlar and safety helmets, maybe we should be looking a little further back and take preventative measures from infancy. The issue is indeed society and a shortage of a strong family and community structure.
Building strength of character and good community involvement is essential to prevent the breakdown of moral values and social interaction. So as much as I would love to see gun control on the table, perhaps the measures should be deeper and more permanent. On that note Gun Control would be a really great start.
Happy Saturday!
Don't forget to check your Compass!
Cole
December 14th, 2012
I have some thoughts on this that I posted elsewhere previously... let me just lay it all out for you as I see it.
In my former life in a law enforcement support job, and I'll be clear... I was NOT an office girl or a court clerk. I worked in the jail, up close and personal with all types of suspects and hard core convicted male and female offenders. I will never discuss what I have seen with anyone outside of law enforcement as I have to be honest here... it was not pretty. I've seen human beings at their absolute worst and also their lowest and for a a few years, I didn't stop seeing them even when I closed my eyes.
In my experience, gun control is not the issue at all, and before anyone decides to give me backlash, I am very much FOR gun control. You don't need a semi automatic to go hunting. PERIOD.
Ask any person in law enforcement and they will tell you, when a human being is so full of rage, everything... including a plastic fork can be made into a weapon. If they want to hurt, maim, or kill another in their uncontrollable rage, they will find a way. In fact, the choice of weapon is irrelevant. If they want you dead, they will find a way. Rage is not just a simple burst of endorphins and emotion. It can be a long drawn out process of years of thought and planning. In fact, most mass killings are somewhat planned. Regardless of what the theatrics of a defense attorney can conjure up in a courtroom, temporary insanity doesn't wash with me.
Gun controls will only stop the speed with which they can kill and maybe lessen the amount of killing. It will not stop the perpetrator from committing the act, planned or not.
Unless we all start walking around wearing full kevlar and safety helmets, maybe we should be looking a little further back and take preventative measures from infancy. The issue is indeed society and a shortage of a strong family and community structure.
Building strength of character and good community involvement is essential to prevent the breakdown of moral values and social interaction. So as much as I would love to see gun control on the table, perhaps the measures should be deeper and more permanent. On that note Gun Control would be a really great start.
Happy Saturday!
Don't forget to check your Compass!
Cole
December 14th, 2012
