25 Jan
It’s just property – right?
Or is it more then that ?
$1,400 in cash and a supply of life saving leukemia medicine; is there any reason why that low life thug shouldn’t be charged with attempted murder?
This is my response to those who say “it is just property” — BUNK!!
It is hours out of a person’s life (at $20 an hour) — $1,400 is nearly two work weeks. Why shouldn’t people consider theft of “just money” the same thing as kidnapping that person and holding them hostage?
It is life saving medicine that many people can not easily afford to replace; not in terms of money or in terms of time.
I carry a rescue inhaler, luckily for me it isn’t so bad that I couldn’t make it back home without it, but for many people — it is absolutely necessary for them to have it. Especially when the stress of being robbed kicks in.
Why shouldnt’ we consider the theft of medicine more then “just property” and make it attempted murder?
Isn’t it a right to use lethal force if someone tries to kill you?
Lastly, this points out another issue — we need to greatly simplify and make common the right to carry firearms in public. Especially across state lines.
The family travels from Wyoming to Colorado often….if a driver’s license is accepted by every state; why shouldn’t the right to keep and bear arms be accepted state?
(and for your antis– Yes, I realize this is an ancedote!! I’m using it to illustrate a point the statistics show. Violent Crime HAPPENS. Violent Crime isn’t limited to the “bad neighborhoods” or just “.poor people”. Violent crime can happen when you least expect it. If it isn’t paranoid to wear a seat belt because an accident could happen when you least expect it, it isn’t paranod to carry a firearm because a crime could happen when you least expect it.)
Posted by TheGunGeek on 25.01.10 at 11:15 AM
And it’s more than that, even. It’s knowing you’re secure.
There’s a principle involved that people should be able to protect themselves from having things stolen from them. If the law says (as it does here in SC) that you can’t shoot someone that’s just taking a gas can from your back yard or who is beating your dog (because a dog is “property”), then the law is sending out a clear message that we should tolerate such behavior.
Posted by Bob S. on 25.01.10 at 11:15 AM
Exactly GunGeek,
Where do we draw the line?
What about if the property is in my garage or on my person?
If someone is stealing gas from my back porch that is a different level of threat then if I’m holding the can….yet it is the same property.
What differs is is the willingness of the criminal do be violent.