Major epiphany for meI just grasped why the family is upset about the thug getting shot. In the minds of those living in the criminal society the thug was only going to work. Yes, he is a crook and his work involves violent crime against others who have money, but for his family he is only going to the "office" to work. Why should someone interfere with his "duties of work"? They feel someone shot him while he was simply fulfilling a day at the office.
That is the mindset where they are coming from. I can only be grateful that race riots did not follow which I suspect is because the shooter and thug were of the same race.
With that twisted reference point I suddenly understand the outrage when a crook is shot by law abiding citizens or cops. Similar to the kid shot getting into a mans shed in the middle of the night. His friends assured the news media that the kid was only a thief, that is what he does. He was not a "violent person". So from that point of view he did not deserve the "death penalty". They have a point, as long as everyone knows in advance that the person stealing from them would never indulge in violence.
Sigh, whaddya do? But at least now I can see where they are coming from.
We have generations of people in this country who feel entitled to what more industrious citizens have earned. We even allow human garbage to walk across our borders, ignore our laws, and make demands on U.S. taxpayers.
Major epiphany for meI just grasped why the family is upset about the thug getting shot. In the minds of those living in the criminal society the thug was only going to work. Yes, he is a crook and his work involves violent crime against others who have money, but for his family he is only going to the "office" to work. Why should someone interfere with his "duties of work"? They feel someone shot him while he was simply fulfilling a day at the office.
That is the mindset where they are coming from. I can only be grateful that race riots did not follow which I suspect is because the shooter and thug were of the same race.
With that twisted reference point I suddenly understand the outrage when a crook is shot by law abiding citizens or cops. Similar to the kid shot getting into a mans shed in the middle of the night. His friends assured the news media that the kid was only a thief, that is what he does. He was not a "violent person". So from that point of view he did not deserve the "death penalty". They have a point, as long as everyone knows in advance that the person stealing from them would never indulge in violence.
Sigh, whaddya do? But at least now I can see where they are coming from.