If this is true.....
Greetings, Cap'n.
You say you are for the law because you say you want it applied to thugs who hide behind "protests" to commit illegal acts. How come you are not satisfied with the laws already on the books about not committing those crimes? Would you explain to me why a new law was needed in order to enforce already-existing laws?
I'll wait till you respond to that before I ask you to explain how this new law avoids the slippery slope of restricting the right to assemble and to seek redress to the point of eliminating those rights.
stay safe.
Greetings, Cap'n.
You say you are for the law because you say you want it applied to thugs who hide behind "protests" to commit illegal acts. How come you are not satisfied with the laws already on the books about not committing those crimes? Would you explain to me why a new law was needed in order to enforce already-existing laws?
I'll wait till you respond to that before I ask you to explain how this new law avoids the slippery slope of restricting the right to assemble and to seek redress to the point of eliminating those rights.
stay safe.
Every time I hear someone say, "There ought to be a law _____"
Another part of my libertarian soul dies...
Thanks for that, Cap'n
Ya know what, I agree with the Cap'n, new laws are needed in many states, or rather old laws be repealed. If the people that are victims of these riots were allowed to arm themselves in defense of there persons and property, then you'd have a lot less looting.Well then, what do you suggest we do? Keep allowing innocent people, who have nothing do with anything that involves the protest, to be trampled upon?
David Joo said:I want to make it clear that we didn't open fire first. At that time, four police cars were there. Somebody started to shoot at us. The LAPD ran away in half a second. I never saw such a fast escape. I was pretty disappointed.
Carl Rhyu said:If it was your own business and your own property, would you be willing to trust it to someone else? We are glad the National Guard is here. They're good backup. But when our shops were burning we called the police every five minutes; no response.
Jay Rhee said:We have lost our faith in the police. Where were you when we needed you?
I am still trying to figure out how congress believes it has the rights to make many of the laws they do. Have they not read the very constitution they swore an oath to uphold?
Bill Of Rights said:Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
This cliche'd image of ninjas with guns atop buildings is not a screen shot from a movie. It was a photo taken during the LA riots. Korean shopkeepers armed themselves with every weapon they had, fortified their shops and very successfully defended themselves from looters and other criminals during the riots. [/URL]
The already existing laws are obviously not working. Will new laws work? Perhaps not. Should the current laws be rewritten? Perhaps. Either way, the current law is not stopping them. Not that they would follow law, but something needs to be in place to prevent looting.
Ya know what, I agree with the Cap'n, new laws are needed in many states, or rather old laws be repealed. If the people that are victims of these riots were allowed to arm themselves in defense of there persons and property, then you'd have a lot less looting.
This cliche'd image of ninjas with guns atop buildings is not a screen shot from a movie. It was a photo taken during the LA riots. Korean shopkeepers armed themselves with every weapon they had, fortified their shops and very successfully defended themselves from looters and other criminals during the riots.
Who needs police when you have a group of citizens willing to arm themselves in defense of person and property against a few criminals? These Korean shopkeepers certainly didn't. Which is good, because there were no cops to protect them, despite being a priority target of many looters.
I'm not sure. I was too young to remember, I was 5 or 6 at the time. I don't remember reading reports their were arrested or sued, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were.I remember some of this. Didn't these guys end up getting arrested or sued? I do remember the press saying they were extremists and were violent against non-rioters, or something like it. Of course it was BS, these guys were only protecting their own.