My Government purchased 2 Blimps for crime fighting, crime is still on the increase. What do you think?
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The US government has blimps that are supposed to be used to fight crime.  So far they haven't done much good.  We've got a whole array of them along the US-Mexico border carrying radar equipment to look for drug smugglers in low flying aircraft.
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In the last 4 months there have been 6 murders in less than a mile of were i live,a shooting ,stabbing ,throat slashing ,hit and run and a man beaten to death by a gang of teenagers walking home with his wife from the pub to name some...and I live in what used to be classed as a good area????so when you ask is our government tough on crime my answer would have to be No! I really fear for my children's future and would leave the UK without a second thought had i the money to do so.It makes me so sad that this country is ruled by people who are scared of doing the right thing because it might offend someone or infringe on human rights.Its time to put the law abiding honest hardworking overtaxed population first -please please please stop all this madness now !
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Oh dear alex. :(  Your obssession is a little worrying. Without wanting another death threat.. what do you intend to do with said shotgun (s) if you get hold of one? When i was 16 i was obssessed with girls and music and my mates. You really need to get out a bit more. Make some friends or join the army :)
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If he had said something like, "I want every person in town to get a gun and kill all the police officers", then perhaps he could be charged with inciting violence.  Most successful public speakers are schooled enough to know better than to do that sort of thing, though.  You can skirt the issue fairly closely if you wish such as by saying something like, "If the police break the law, we may be forced to break the law ourselves".  See, that gives some insulation to the speaker, because the police are not supposed to be breaking the law in the first place, right?  The story in the website just said the speaker stated they might resort to 'weapons of warfare' if a repeat occurred.  There are all kinds of weapons of warfare, including psycological and rhetorical.  One note I'll add though is that a just government has no need to fear an armed public.  One of the main reasons for including the second amendment to the constitution was to assure the people the means to resist an oppressive government.  I'm a cop, but if a whole section of my town wanted to party in the street (sans violence and looting, of course), I'd back off and let 'em.  No need to clear the street unless fire department or ambulance crews need to get through.
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I couldn't agree more.  Assuming you have time-lined the Cole the WTC bombing in 2/26/93 the embassies etc.\n\nThat fact is crime is out of control in this country.  The Midwest is experiencing a massive surge in violent crime (St Louis MO named most violent city).  How much safer would we REALLY be had we used a portion of the $330 Billion on domestic law enforcement?\n\nThe GOP is selling us an illusion of security in the meantime we are rotting from within.
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Nope, murder sanctioned by the government and police always goes unpunished... unless it's to boost political support, in which case they get made into sacrifices for public approval.
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Yes, more than likely. And it's possible if another amnesty is to be given to more illegal immigrants again, you'll have a _lot_ more home-grown terror cells before long! Trust me. Just watch and see what I'm saying!
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Id have to say i think that would stop the crime rate. I also think its unfair that they wont let the honest people that are just trying to make a livin have one. the honest people are the ones that always tend to get murdered while the people that killed them are running around in the streets with the guns that the U.s gives us hell, just to be able to carry one to go hunting with.
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The money's in the pockets of the people who are supposedly "keeping us safe". They do nothing, but the government spends a ton of money, giving it to their friends companies who are supposedly protecting us, but instead they're buying bigger yachts and houses with our money. Welcome to reality.
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Hey how are you? the  new guy shouted. "Holy cow", the clown replied. I blew up the town as I flew over in my fighter plane and as I went down my payload exploded, you should have saw it the mushroom cloud just grew. Now I am afraid in case what is to follow, the start of a nuclear winter, in April, I may move down under to escape.\n\nall in order I must add
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Alert the local and national news media. Or refer to the bat as suggested which is the first thing I would have done. Don't even get me started on crimes against kids.....a bullet is much cheaper then a trip to court....
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No, I really don't. I'd rather keep my tax money then spend it on bullets or bombs to kill them though, or at least put it towards one big bomb to get the whole mess over with.
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According to the figures on the source site, death penalty states have higher murder rates. So it doesn't seem to be much of a deterrent.
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They killed my father. Small cell lung cancer.\nThe government gave them away during WWII.\nIt really promoted them and caused a generation of addicted people.\n\nHowever, you will create smugglers that are not taxed and increase the overloaded court system if you make them illegal. I think that taxation and insurance incentives may be a better way to discourage smoking. Fining smokers for smoking in public places has started and I am sure that more can be done.\n\nI think that loosing the Tax revenues and making this industry go underground would not stop it but make battling the problem more costly. I could be wrong and offer this only as another viewpoint after talking with some Dutchmen about similar issues in their country.\n\nAlso, I do not think that Police will give much priority to laws against smoking cigerettes when they are already overloaded with meth addicts, etc. and understaffed. My cousin is a NARC.
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No.  \n\nI am more concerned about the drugged up criminal with a gun that could try to break into my home.
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There have always been the crimes you listed. People have just been informed of resources and that the crimes are reportable. It just appears as if there is more crime. BUT actually-the population of the world does increase.
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I think our society is becoming more communist everyday. These laws are quietly passed by legislature to feed the government more money (you're right) You should really stop complaining and start getting involved with your government on a local level and on a state level. Write to your congressman and tell them how you feel. Might not change anything today, but if we all write and b!tch long enough, we may just get what we want, it worked for Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, and Malcolm X. Our forefathers in America bitched and fought hard for what we used to have- FREEDOM. As for COPS- These are puny pawns who enjoy being used by the government machine. They are small men and women inside, that's why they have to feel important carrying a gun and bullying little gals like you. Why do you think it takes 5-10 cops to pull over a black guy? Because they know they don't stand a chance, black men are lightening quick to disarm a cop of their bully weapon, and stand up to them on a man to man level. Women cops you say? The only female cop that pulled me over, didn't even come up to my car window, she called for 2 back-up squads. She didn't belong on a police force- she belonged in a quilting bee! (along with the other pu$$y cops)