NATION OF COWARDS

An unfortunate fact of modern life in America is that we have been taught cradle to grave we have rights; rights, with absolutely no expectation of responsibility. Among the most egregious of which is the foolhearty notion Law Enforcement is responsible to protect our persons and property. Nothing could be further from reality. It is the responsibility of the individual, yes even the MORAL responsibility of the individual to protect themselves and their holdings.  "Crime is rampant because the law-abiding, each of us, condone it. excuse it. permit it. submit to it. We permit and encourage it because we do not fight back immediately, then and there, where it happens... The defect is there in our character. We are a nation of cowards and shirkers."

Possibly the most dangerous and shamefully misleading ads on T.V. is the rediculous notion an alarm system will deter a criminal bent on taking from your property and from your person withersoever. HOGWASH! By all means get an alarm system - that is good, moreso for your insurance payoff than any hope of personal protection - that duty falls directly upon us as individuals and our ability to wield a 12 ga. shotgun - for instance. It is a proven fact from Law Enforcement the very distinctive sound of activation of the slide action of a shotgun brings an immediate halt to most violent encounters.  I would bet far more affective than the fifteen minute warning given by home alarm systems.

And as Dirty Harry demonstrated: is it really loaded? Well, is it, punk?