And we respect yours, Dena. Like everything else in a free country, self defense/ owning a firearm is totally a matter of personal choice. How one handle a rapist or rapist wanna-be, or any other type of preditor, is totally up to the individual.
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But I don't think guns are the answer. We are already seeing in increase in juvenile crimes where the assailants are girls! Girls are increasingly becoming more violent, not in terms of self-defense but in terms of perpetuating the violence on others. Columbines are fast becoming every day occurences and I just don't believe arming ourselves and acting like this is Bosnia and not America is the answer to allievating crime. I believe in the power of knowledge, I think the more we lift people out of a life of poverty the more the crime rate will drop because it will not be seen as a solution to their problems. When you got a roof over your head, food on the table and are able to lead a productive life than crime is the last thing on your mind. This is no way excuses criminals and their behaviors. There will always be those who like living outside the law and they have to be punished. For every hardened criminal there is someone who is stealing food to feed their family. For every cold blooded act of murder there is a kid being initiated into a gang more for the safety of himself and his family then because it is something he truly desires. These are the people we need to reach. The borderline people that if we don't catch them early will be become the hardened criminals and the cold blooded killers. Don't confuse me for some bleeding heart liberal! I don't go around praising abortion-stupid freaks! I don't go around saying-hey let anyone marry whomever they want-I called my senator to tell her if she didn't support the Federal Marriage Amendment I would do whatever was in my power to make sure she didn't get re-elected! I think public schools are a wasteland of conformity and I will die before I let my son step foot in one! I am extremely pro-life and I don't see deadly violence as a way to solve problems. And to answer your question if I was being attacked, I would crush his balls with my bare hands and give him a few good kicks once he was down there to make sure he stayed down and then get the hell out of there. I will always have my body but I may not always have a weapon so it is better if I learn how to use my body as a weapon so I will always be prepared no matter what happens. And I would rather not kill you because I would rather you become a prison bride for the next ten years for attempting to assault and rob me. See how he likes it when someone robs him of his manhood. So while I do agree with the premise women need to better learn how to protect themselves. We shouldn't turn them into thugs like men. Then we will be no better, and we are better. Or at least we should be.
Dena Leichnitz
----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected]
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:05 AM
Subject: I respect your opinion
But I don't think guns are the answer. We are already seeing in increase in juvenile crimes where the assailants are girls! Girls are increasingly becoming more violent, not in terms of self-defense but in terms of perpetuating the violence on others. Columbines are fast becoming every day occurences and I just don't believe arming ourselves and acting like this is Bosnia and not America is the answer to allievating crime. I believe in the power of knowledge, I think the more we lift people out of a life of poverty the more the crime rate will drop because it will not be seen as a solution to their problems. When you got a roof over your head, food on the table and are able to lead a productive life than crime is the last thing on your mind. This is no way excuses criminals and their behaviors. There will always be those who like living outside the law and they have to be punished. For every hardened criminal there is someone who is stealing food to feed their family. For every cold blooded act of murder there is a kid being initiated into a gang more for the safety of himself and his family then because it is something he truly desires. These are the people we need to reach. The borderline people that if we don't catch them early will be become the hardened criminals and the cold blooded killers. Don't confuse me for some bleeding heart liberal! I don't go around praising abortion-stupid freaks! I don't go around saying-hey let anyone marry whomever they want-I called my senator to tell her if she didn't support the Federal Marriage Amendment I would do whatever was in my power to make sure she didn't get re-elected! I think public schools are a wasteland of conformity and I will die before I let my son step foot in one! I am extremely pro-life and I don't see deadly violence as a way to solve problems. And to answer your question if I was being attacked, I would crush his balls with my bare hands and give him a few good kicks once he was down there to make sure he stayed down and then get the hell out of there. I will always have my body but I may not always have a weapon so it is better if I learn how to use my body as a weapon so I will always be prepared no matter what happens. And I would rather not kill you because I would rather you become a prison bride for the next ten years for attempting to assault and rob me. See how he likes it when someone robs him of his manhood. So while I do agree with the premise women need to better learn how to protect themselves. We shouldn't turn them into thugs like men. Then we will be no better, and we are better. Or at least we should be.
Dena Leichnitz