I only wish Americans would get this upset at all crimes. Undoubtedly, these thugs have a long criminal record. If I were the family I would sue the hell out of anyone involved in their previous prosecution and subsequent release.
Someone along the line convinced this fellow that the less he had to offer, the less likely target he would become. Someone also convinced the thugs that they had a right or responsibility to punish this man after he was found to be a government employee, and therefore was guilty of a capital crime. These are the consequences of the intrusion of simple-minded ideologies that we are allowing to affect our society legislative process.
This man was trained to seek and disable any threat to his countrymen, and aid any person who seeks it. Although our soldiers are sometimes unsuccessful, we know that they die with heroic dignity. By our own liberal brainwashing, we relegated this man to begging his assailants and bartering his military service as justification for his own life, as if he thought they had the capacity to understand that they owed it to him. I would personally rather die fighting than begging. The way to deal with crime is the same way we deal with foreign enemies that threaten us: Make the retaliation of an attack on us FAR outweigh any potential gain. "Cruel and unusual" is relative, so let's raise the punishment standards. Why the hell did a case involving lethal injection as cruel and unusual have to go to the Supreme Court?
By the way, Concealed Carry is just do-it-yourself security. Just like any other DIY project, some people are capable of more than others. The most important thing in life is knowing your limits and not getting into something you know you can't handle. Home mechanics are injured and killed everyday by falling cars and defective brake jobs; criminals use tire irons and screwdrivers to break in; and anybody with a car is capable of killing one or several people with the jerk of the wrist. We don't outlaw tools and jacks because we trust that most people know what they can do. We don't limit the types of cars civilians can own, yet we walk down the sidewalk without worrying about deranged drivers wiping out pedestrians.
Similar arguments can be made with other DIY projects and equipment used therein, involved in criminal acts or generally misused; such as lawn mowers, power tools, fire extinguishers, moving vans, spray paint, cameras and surveillance equipment, computers & copiers, plumbing parts, gardening supplies...
When I carry a concealed weapon I have the option to not use it if I feel the situation would be safer without. I don't advocate the banning, or the licensing of fire extinguishers because someone might "try to be a hero" and kill himself attempting to put out a fuel tanker fire, or use it to whack a victim over the head.
God help us all,
Madison
When we construct a system where only the government can be trusted to make decisions, who are we as dumb civilians to question them when we feel they are abusing us? After all, we chose them to lead because they are better than us.
