Self Protection/Defense

Over the last year I think we all have been reading more and more about citizens taking to arms for their own self defense.Many cases I have read have been from people committing armed residential robberies and the suspect was shot by the victim. 

I say way to go victims of crime. As we have come to learn in many areas regardless of the police presence the crimes are still taking place and it seems as time goes on, crimes are getting worse and worse. More people being victimized by criminals and many people have come to realize that we as citizens have every right to bear arms and protect yourself and families. 

Now that we the people are starting to stand up more and more to the criminals we now have certain groups claiming that deadly force is not the best option. Surprise, Surprise. Why is it always someone complaining about suspect rights when they are in violation of law?Of course it’s probably some defense attorney realizing they are losing money because their money sources are being killed by the victims. 

These issues need to be examined from the very start. Granted we cannot depend on police to protect us 24/7 it seems the police have started lack in community policing and focusing on post crime action instead of how to prevent the crimes in the first place. Now I understand regardless of what action is taken by the police they cannot stop every crime from taking place especially since criminals now have no fear of police, jail or prisons. 

Thanks to defense attorneys we have criminal walking free when they clearly committed a crime and the criminals know that regardless of the crime they have committed it could take years to get to court and if they get to court they have a 50/50 chance of going free because of the scum bag attorneys.

Even if they are sentenced to death, criminals have a better chance of dying from natural causes than actually being put to death. Now in my opinion, when someone is sentenced to death, in a timely manner they should be put to death.  But of course we have attorneys that would be losing money by this action so they drag death penalty cases out as long as possible. 

Now sadly we the tax payers get to pay for all of this action. Regardless of our thoughts and opinions of the criminals we have no say in how our tax dollars are spent to protect our convicted criminals. Sadly some criminals have a better life in prison than they do on the streets so why not commit a violent crime and go to a place where they get free food, free medical, free dental and free vision coverage. 

Yet I as a working person with Medicare (disability) and paying for medical insurance, I still have to raise 10 grand to cover my cost of a kidney transplant. Yet if I were in prison I would pay nothing for dialysis or any other treatment I needed. So it’s almost a great benefit to be in prison v/s being a working productive member of society. 

We also have to look at the decay of morals among certain groups. When I was growing up I was taught to show respect to my elders and to maintain a high level of morals and to be the best person I could possibly be.  However, in this day and time we have people that feel they can do anything they want and we the law abiding citizens have to change to adapt to the criminals way of life. 

Look at the marijuana laws, granted I agree that it is an illegal substance, yet we have states that are approving marijuana laws. Once again we the law abiding citizens are being asked to accept these actions as being legal even though according to law, marijuana is still illegal. Finally I read an article that the Federal authorities are now getting involved in cracking down on the legal marijuana companies. 

For once I can say GO FEDS!!!! I go crazy when talking about Federal action because if you watch television shows or see any FBI reports, the FBI knows about different gangs, groups and people involved in illegal drugs, violent crimes and other illegal activities however they seem to never do anything about all of the stats they are able to comprise about the criminal activities. 

It just makes no sense to me that if they know about all of this crime and are able to say this group is responsible for the crimes then why not take action against those responsible? 

Could this be yet another reason why people are taking to arms for self defense?  People feel that police, regardless of the level (city, county, state or federal) are not capable of providing the protection we as citizens need. 

Granted I support any action to defend yourself and your family and I do strongly support deadly force in a self defense case. Not that I think every criminal needs to die or anything extreme like that, I just think that if action is going to be taken we the law abiding citizens need to send a message to the criminals that we are not going to stand for their illegal activities. 

Now with that said we have people that are now supporting stun guns throughout your home. Sounds like a good sale pitch almost, but they do have a good point. People need to have a plan of protection and in that plan it’s a great ideal to have several different weapons throughout your home so regardless of what area of your home you are in you can have access to your preferred method of protection. 

Methods of protection can be as simple as a small can of pepper spray to stun guns or pistols or shotguns.

Each method has its good and bad effects. For example, pepper spray, while working in law enforcement I have witnessed people get sprayed and still continue fighting since the pepper spray had no effect on them. It was because they were so intoxicated they could not feel the burning sensation, yet all of the officers involved were chocking and coughing like crazy trying to get the suspect handcuffed. 

So that is something that needs to be considered in your self defense home plan. Granted I never support firearms being accessible by children so that of course is a major factor to consider if you have children in your home and plan on using a pistol or shotgun as your protection method. 

Anyway, I say rock on victims of crime, do anything you can to protect yourself and your family.

So you need to have a plan of action for you and your family, practice and discuss the plan and stick to the plan in the event of an emergency in your home.

In your plan remember too always contact the police when it’s safe to do so and as soon as possible. One thing to think about is if everyone in your home has a cell phone have everyone call the police when safe to do so. 

Anyway, I could ramble on for hours about self defense but in summary develop a plan, practice the plan and put the plan into action if you ever find yourself to be a victim of crime.