Please help me understand something. Recently, in my neighborhood there has been a rash of burglaries. In fact just 3 days ago two houses away a burglary took place and an arrest was made.
So I'm talking to a neighbor and when I say that these burglars often operate in teams and the only way to stop this is to let them know that as a community we are sticking together and keeping an eye open for each other. And if they see that we as a community will react in defense of our property and personal belongings let alone our loved ones, with equal or greater force, they look at me like I'm crazy! At times I really feel they would rather flee and let an intruder have their homes... I don't get it. They're so eager to have a "NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH" but few if any have the testicles to stand up to these coward thugs.
Just tonight I'm talking with one guy and when I even suggest that greeting them with a gun is the only way to get the message across, he looked at me like I was crazy??? I feel that when confronted with this type of threat you darn well better have a gun. I believe the FBI research says (please correct me if I'm wrong) that the introduction of a firearm typically puts an end to the altercation. I NEVER WANT TO BE FORCED TO SHOOT A HUMAN BEING. BUT I would feel far worse if I allowed my child, wife or other loved one to be hurt or killed at the hand of a criminal, for fear of shooting that criminal.
I feel that many folks are simply too scared to defend themselves. Perhaps the fact that the laws to an extent defend the criminals is to blame. We've all heard horror stories of a burglar being shot and suing the homeowner that shot him, winning the case and basically having the home as his own that he was burglarizing.
Can someone help me understand how or why so many appear to be afraid to defend themselves against this scum of the earth?
