Somewhere back in the 1980's came the sexual harassment revolution and it resulted in a fairly dramatic change not only in our country but in the way many of our laws get interpreted. Some folks just call it the *&((^fication of America.
The change was from the actual action one committed to how that action made another FEEL. Now before the typical bandwagon starts rolling, I am not speaking ill of victims, I am speaking directly to how it altered the way laws get interpreted.
It actually got pretty stupid for a while and has yet to return to something one could call "normal" if there is such a thing. Suzi could drop the f-bomb five times a day, but if a man she did not like said it, she only had to say it offended her and made her feel degraded. Her own use of the word was not to be considered as she must not have been using it in an offensive manner and the man did. He failed to understand she would be offended and suddenly feel subhuman when he said the same thing she did.
This new consideration to the victim began to spread and it started getting used. Victims rights became the political hot button of the season. It was no longer important what a person did, but how others chose to feel about it that drive the system. The prosecutors saw an opportunity, put the victim in front of the jury and they will look to punish anyone for the pain they saw without regard for guilt.
This has by no means come full circle and is the basis for the MWG calls. Think about how many videos you see where the cop says "your making people nervous" "it bothers people" "your scaring the hell out of folks and they have a right not to be scared" because folks have bought the victim thing hook, line and sinker, even to the point it interferes with rights.
This is why the "normalizing" behavior Doc and some others participate in actually is a positive and effective tool, it is also why some of those looking to turn the tables and make police into victims and get paid are bad for the cause. Cops are not to play judge and jury but some do and when they make a mistake, we are not supposed to play judge and jury but many do.
Everyone is concerned with the "victim" instead of the behavior and its legality. I offer that laws are even written to "protect" the victim which is really the opposite of the intent of "innocent until proven guilty" as the system by design was to protect the accused to assure a violation indeed occurred before condemning the person.
As long as the sheeple cry every time they see the sheep dog because they are scared of the wolf, others shall condemn the sheepdog for looking like the wolf.
I am sorry if my bark has bothered anyone here, I know I have tossed around a lot of harsh words, but I have bitten no one and the reality is, you are not a victim, nor is the lady who freaked out over seeing your gun and called the cops, nor is the cop who came to question the report, we are ALL victims of what we have allowed to change within our social systems. It is time to stop whining and complaining about it and step up and change it back to what it was always supposed to be.
I am not at all convinced a vast majority of the people in general or here on OCDO are ready for that at this point, it just does not appear that way at all.