tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post3681848297305055467..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Guns Flow from the Police to the CriminalsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-22225411973699712882009-06-18T05:51:56.883+02:002009-06-18T05:51:56.883+02:00Guns also flow from the police to the law-abiding....Guns also flow from the police to the law-abiding...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Print ShareThisROSWELL, Ga. — A Georgia liquor store clerk credits his police officer son with giving him two life-saving gifts — a cell phone and a gun.<br /><br />Joseph Wescott says the phone he slipped into his shirt pocket stopped a knife to his chest when a robbery suspect attacked him at the store in a northern Atlanta suburb. He then reached under the counter for the .40-caliber handgun and shot the man.<br /><br />"The knife that he had looked like it was about 10-foot long," the 67-year-old Wescott exclaimed.<br /><br />When the suspect lunged at Wescott, he fell back and the knife struck the battery area of the phone, the clerk said. He then fired one shot at the man Monday night.<br /><br />"That was the first time I had ever fired that gun," he said.<br /><br />Police said Carlos JeanPeirre, 34, is recovering from non-life threatening wounds and faces multiple charges including aggravated assault and attempted robbery.<br /><br />Wescott's son, Jason, said he gave both gifts to his father to keep him safe.<br /><br />"Something like that can happen in a split second and it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it," Jason Wescott said.<br /><br />After the attack, Joseph Wescot said he used his cell phone to call 911.kavemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-5166790199092518882009-06-17T20:39:12.509+02:002009-06-17T20:39:12.509+02:00Third - Such are the logical inconsistencies MikeB...Third - Such are the logical inconsistencies MikeB twists himself into trying to defend an indefensible position.<br /><br />It certainly makes him, and the positions he advocates for look bad.Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-3198948863389755452009-06-17T18:07:59.824+02:002009-06-17T18:07:59.824+02:00Ah, a nice little fantasy strawman. How cute.
S...Ah, a nice little fantasy strawman. How cute. <br /><br />So they had it in their vehicle and you blame only the criminals. I have it in my house and you blame me. <br /><br />How convenient.Thirdpowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886910076400873900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-13015263142355315232009-06-17T11:09:25.464+02:002009-06-17T11:09:25.464+02:00No, I don't say the police should be disarmed....No, I don't say the police should be disarmed. <br /><br />I use the word "obviously" because there was no indication in the article that the police might have been at fault. I'm just trying to challenge you individual responsibility guys when I say suppose they had failed to secure the weapons properly. Mike W. says even in that case, only the thieves would be responsible. Let's go further. Let's say the cops took the guns out, placed them on the sidewalk, went inside the motel and forgot all about the guns. The would be thief walks by, picks up the guns and makes off. Would the cops be partly responsible in that case?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-37292782731915288132009-06-17T05:57:49.272+02:002009-06-17T05:57:49.272+02:00"Thieves broke into five U.S. Forest Service ..."Thieves broke into five U.S. Forest Service Police vehicles"<br /><br />"In a case like this, obviously the thieves are the guilty ones."<br /><br /><br />I would say that thieves are the guilty ones when they steal anything from anybody.<br /><br /><br />Why you use the word "obviously" when the victims are LEOs is truly baffling.kavemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-40582836167860570142009-06-15T21:56:37.667+02:002009-06-15T21:56:37.667+02:00So should the police be disarmed to prevent the fl...So should the police be disarmed to prevent the flow of firearms to criminals from this source?Thirdpowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886910076400873900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-64074593595597451242009-06-15T15:19:33.866+02:002009-06-15T15:19:33.866+02:00In other words, what if the officers had forgot to...<i>In other words, what if the officers had forgot to lock their vehicles? What if they had left the guns unsecured on the back seat? Would they then share in the responsibility?</i><br /><br />NO MIKE! The criminals STOLE those weapons. No one made them do it. They made a conscious decision to engage in theft.<br /><br />If I leave my car unlocked and someone steals it, am I to blame? Why do you ALWAYS blame the victim? Is it some strange pathologicial issue for you?<br /><br />Funny, you censor comments when we apply your bogus "shared responsibility" theory to you. Seems you don't like having it applied to you, only to us.Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-54836178789580513542009-06-15T14:07:35.705+02:002009-06-15T14:07:35.705+02:00"In a case like this, obviously the thieves a..."In a case like this, obviously the thieves are the guilty ones."<br /><br />Why is it obvious in this case and not others MikeB? Because it involves authorities and not regular citizens?<br /><br />We all know you censor comments that put you in shared responsibility for criminal actions, don't we?Thirdpowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886910076400873900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-60277454887192071642009-06-15T13:59:13.815+02:002009-06-15T13:59:13.815+02:00"But, doesn't their guilt presuppose the ..."But, doesn't their guilt presuppose the cops had secured the weapons properly? In other words, what if the officers had forgot to lock their vehicles? What if they had left the guns unsecured on the back seat? Would they then share in the responsibility?"<br /><br />Is there anything at all in this article to suggest that the vehicles were not locked? Besides, would they be less "guilty" of theft if there were less locks in place? <br /><br />Again, thieves commit a crime and the victims are to blame. I suppose then you are one of those that believe that women that dress suggestively share the responsibility for rape?FatWhiteManhttp://www.fatwhiteman.comnoreply@blogger.com