I hope this has not already been posted. I find it very disturbing

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I wonder if it's the kind of neighborhood with enough pull to keep the law at bay?

Most of the folks in my 'hood barely own the pot they piss in. One of my neighbors witnessed a mugging in progress and pulled his gun, but just chased them off. No one got shot. The cops knocked on his door to remind him to be careful about things like that, make damn sure he's in the right before he uses his weapon. If he had shot someone unarmed, I'm pretty sure he would have at least been an investigation, even though there was clearly a violent crime taking place.

Some neighborhoods you can't even get into without a gate card or password. And those places usually have the pull to influence things. Know what I mean?

Dave

Originally Posted by painter

Yeah....maybe we should tell the muggers to stand beneath our window and we'll throw all the valuables we have out to them.

I WAS in a position to be a victim! Two men one night tried to push me into a car. If it were not for an older man walking his dog...I shudder to think what would have happened.
I have a feeling that when you are a victim or potential victim...your outlook on crime is different. I can tell you...its never forgotten and you are always aware.

That's not what I meant. My neighbor was well within the law and he did the right thing. They just wanted to make sure he understood that if he had killed an unarmed person, that he would have to prove his case. And, I'm sorry, but that is how it should be. Wild West vigilantism is not the answer.

FWIW, I think I've stated here before; I've been shot. Am I paranoid, toting a gun at all times and distrustful of everyone around me?

No. That's a miserable way to live.

My point was that wealthy neighborhoods tend to be more connected to the powers that be. Are you suggesting this isn't true?

Dave