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The truth tends to set us free, IF acted upon.
In the state next to Stan, we have had four (4) sheriffs indicted by Federal Grand Juries
in the last 8 years. All in contiguous counties. Drugs and corruption.
As a retired Federal agent, my experienced eyes see it: the current crime trend in our larger cities is caused by poor corrupt leadership, as
are the nation's current ills being directly attributed to a corrupt lack of integrity.
"If good men are not involved in the political process, they
will be governed by evil men" - PLATO
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Vietnam combat veteran-71-72 5th SFG (ABN) MACVSOG
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Damn. We used to correspond quite often but have not lately. Several years back when it looked like my two daughters might get stranded at the Detroit airport over Thanksgiving weekend when returning from SE Asia, I checked to see if he would take them in and he agreed. ( That speaks volumes about my trust in him and his reply like a true friend) So sad in so many ways.Still have his wife’s baked bean recipe, Martha I recall. I will try to reach out. His dogs must have aged as well. Two thugs should not have been an issue in their prime. Lost many friends from this board through the decades but this is so senseless.I wish him PEACE.
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Sorry to hear about John, I remember the name . I appreciate you don't want the thread hijacked but if we don't recognize and consider the changes in our society, well as the saying goes, all that is required for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing to stop it. If we think because we live in the country or suburbs we are immune to the rising crime in the cities we are wrong. When evil goes unchecked it spreads. The line between good and evil has been blurred, if we build it, they will come.
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Glad I don't live in a place like that, Ted, but things are not perfect here either. Several years ago our good ol' boy sheriff finally decided to retire from the office which he had held for 36 years. Our county elected it's first black sheriff, much to the surprise of many. I supported him 100%, including with my dollars. The drug culture I mentioned was rampant toward the end of the old sheriff's last term. When campaigning the black sheriff (to-be) made a vow to reduce overall crime by 50% in his first year of office. He was elected and made sweeping changes to the way the office of sheriff addressed crime. The last year the old sheriff was in office there were 12 murders in our rural, primarily agricultural, county. The first year of the new sheriff's term that dropped to 1. He busted the drug peddlers and pushers that had been given a pass for years and overall crime dropped like a lead balloon. He absolutely delivered on his campaign promise, and then some.
This sheriff is running for reelection right now and has a lot of support, but the old former sheriff, many believe, is pushing all kinds of efforts to have him unseated, IMO because he sees his own "legacy" as being soiled by the ongoing efforts, successes and support of our "new black sheriff". It's a shame we cannot put to death the old southern stereotype sheriff image that still tries to put a stranglehold on honest law enforcement. Our black sheriff is a personal friend of mine, and I'm supporting him for reelection, with my voice, my prayers, and my dollars. Old established ways often die hard, and politics can be a dirty, dirty business. Best of luck to your current sheriff in the election, Stan. It's always good news when a politician not only makes promises you support, but then follows up on them. We need to get good ones into office . . . and support them.
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Stan, I know it's not much protection, but don't go outside without a good handgun. Your situation is sometimes very dangerous. I live in the safest county in the country, but still got caught in three gunfights over the years, one with someone who forgot to bring his gun, and one that did bring his gun. A third gunfight was an armed robbery where I forgot to bring my gun, so obviously I lost that one. I am not a LEO.
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Stan, I know it's not much protection, but don't go outside without a good handgun. Your situation is sometimes very dangerous. I live in the safest county in the country, but still got caught in three gunfights over the years, one with someone who forgot to bring his gun, and one that did bring his gun. A third gunfight was an armed robbery where I forgot to bring my gun, so obviously I lost that one. I am not a LEO. Sounds like a Johnny Cash song. Just recently, was asked if I had my sidearm with me. I was in the very middle of nowhere, and, truly, considered it optional out there. I was wrong. But, nothing came of it. Good news. And, a reminder, it should be closer to my person, than it was, that day. Best, Ted
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I've carried sidearms in the past but stopped because of the added weight and inconvenience (big caliber). With all of the changes in the world of late, I would consider it again. A number of factors are at work there, of course. Now, I'm idly considering something like a .38 Airweight to be worn on my belt. Small, unobtrusive and light and yet...
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Carrying a sidearm is like wearing a seatbelt: you don’t need it until you need it so wear it all the time.
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Carrying a sidearm is like wearing a seatbelt: you don’t need it until you need it so wear it all the time. Sorta like a pith helmet or a shovel or...
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Best advice I got in carrying a gun is to never go into an area or neighborhood where where you wouldn't go without a gun. In other words, carrying the gun shouldn't embolden one to enter the neighborhood if one has a choice of not going. Gil
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