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Originally posted by Huey14
None taken.
My viewpoint is a bit...skewered I suppose from living here. Our crime trends are 5 years (I think it was) behind Australia, who are about the same from the U.S. My line of thinking was for the people on the street, though. I'm sure being shot wouldn't be the highlight of their week.
We have only begun to see Methamphetimine hit the streets here in a major way in the past 2 years. Since then extreme violence has gone way up.
Probably in 10 years my viewpoint will be similar to yours.
I don't doubt he needed to die either.
For the record, anyone who goes into a home anywhere NEAR Ft. Bragg is asking for not a small amount of trouble!
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That meth shit is bad out here. It migrated up from California when the law enforcement from that state went after it hard about 15 years ago, the manufacturers came up here because we have some big spaces with law agencies stretched thin. I've slept with a 12 gauge pump (#4 shot, extended range 3 inch magnums, no plug) nearby so long I can't remember it not being there. The burglary and home break in rate is extremely high, the sheriff won't even investigate a report of theft here and the DA won't prosecute because there are too many of them. It's every man for himself when it comes to defense of home and property around here because of meth bullshit. You have to change your way of thinking when a driver cuts you off or is acting in an eratic manner, meth use could be in play so if you engage that person the old rules don't apply. I have no forgiveness whatsoever if meth is involved.