Wednesday, March 24, 2004
The devil is in the details...
OK, you read this story, and you think the British have gone off their collective rockers. I mean, sending a man to prison for defending his home from robbers? Are they serious?
Well, I support a man's right to defend his home as strongly as anyone here. But apparently, there's more to the story. Doesn't mean the dead guy didn't have it coming, but maybe if the details in the second story were true, maybe we're not talking about the noble defender of hearth and home we thought they were. (I read the second story after comming on this post of Karol's. My views have evolved in the last half hour.)
Granted, the Brits bring some of this bad press on themselves. It's well known that they are not fans of the individual right to self defense.
At least, the leaders do. The populace supports self-defense. Maybe someday someone will notice.
OK, you read this story, and you think the British have gone off their collective rockers. I mean, sending a man to prison for defending his home from robbers? Are they serious?
Well, I support a man's right to defend his home as strongly as anyone here. But apparently, there's more to the story. Doesn't mean the dead guy didn't have it coming, but maybe if the details in the second story were true, maybe we're not talking about the noble defender of hearth and home we thought they were. (I read the second story after comming on this post of Karol's. My views have evolved in the last half hour.)
Granted, the Brits bring some of this bad press on themselves. It's well known that they are not fans of the individual right to self defense.
At least, the leaders do. The populace supports self-defense. Maybe someday someone will notice.
