tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post6622433039653752221..comments2023-10-28T10:37:14.170-04:00Comments on Desiderata: Why I Refuse to "Shut up and Grieve"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-22599738812695632752013-02-02T04:24:17.894-05:002013-02-02T04:24:17.894-05:00
Excellent content - as you always provide and ins...<br />Excellent content - as you always provide and inspire me to come again and again. <br />Cumberland Harbourhttp://www.cumberlandharbourga.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-40546040515825486142012-12-17T18:56:32.025-05:002012-12-17T18:56:32.025-05:00Anonymous - as per my previous comment, I believe ...Anonymous - as per my previous comment, I believe there are a lot of cultural influences at play. This makes it hard to imagine a world in which it might be different - our view of things is culturally bound. Cultural practices have also resulted in different problems to solve in each country. For starters we are traditionally a low violence and more socialist oriented country - we believe SMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220671178954776715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-79547988038957214522012-12-17T04:32:26.322-05:002012-12-17T04:32:26.322-05:00OK, looking into it - looks like most Australians ...OK, looking into it - looks like most Australians didn't own guns before the ban? And they never had a constitutional right to own them? It's hard to find a non biased site for facts. And it seems like it's not a total ban. Plus, it's an island and I bet there aren't any production facilities there... Everything would have to be imported - so it would be easier to control at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-80106445979803634572012-12-17T03:56:37.180-05:002012-12-17T03:56:37.180-05:00And Lisa, in a perfect world you could work on the...And Lisa, in a perfect world you could work on the guy's issues... But in this case the family didn't know the criminal. They didn't have time or ability to work on him. Their daughter was home from school. The guy broke in. Isn't it a good thing that she armed herself and shot? I mean, the alternative is a dead or raped 12 year old. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-81646578299731559752012-12-17T03:53:15.186-05:002012-12-17T03:53:15.186-05:00Wondering what they did in Australia to remove the...Wondering what they did in Australia to remove the guns from the people who already had them? Did they go door to door and demand them? Did they have turn in stations and folks just complied? What if in the USA "they" made a rule that citizens couldn't own guns. How would that work exactly? Law abiding folks would turns their over... gangs and criminals and crazies would keep theirsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-57383171325598499552012-12-17T01:01:27.840-05:002012-12-17T01:01:27.840-05:00This article will be of interest to you as well Da...This article will be of interest to you as well Dawn: http://theconversation.edu.au/connecticut-shootings-guns-dont-kill-people-lack-of-gun-control-kills-people-11362<br /><br />As to your other commenter - the thought of school principals being trained and expected to carry out gunplay in school hallways just seems bizarre. As an Aussie it seems to me that there is a strong cultural flavour to SMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220671178954776715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-39696716066072367192012-12-16T22:51:26.409-05:002012-12-16T22:51:26.409-05:00I would prefer to address the bad guys' issues...I would prefer to address the bad guys' issues, and prevent their method of killing, than to turn my child into a potential killer.Lisa F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06147527757757724059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-88491716103694762342012-12-16T22:16:31.458-05:002012-12-16T22:16:31.458-05:00http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/23/12-year-old-gi...http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/23/12-year-old-girl-shoots-home-intruder/<br /><br />This is the story I was talking about with the 12 year old girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-16228624741712744242012-12-16T22:13:01.000-05:002012-12-16T22:13:01.000-05:00of course, that's "gun" not "fu...of course, that's "gun" not "fun"... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-65170529680315019342012-12-16T22:11:23.905-05:002012-12-16T22:11:23.905-05:00OK, I read the story about the guy that shot his a...OK, I read the story about the guy that shot his adoptive son who was outside his sister's house (the kid's aunt's house) at 1 am wearing a mask and carrying a knife. The mask wearing, knife wielding kid lunged at the dad and the dad shot him. The kid's bio dad was in prison so the adoptive dad adopted the boy and his sister to keep them out of the system. It's sad. But the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-60754435662716131292012-12-16T22:09:27.562-05:002012-12-16T22:09:27.562-05:00Thank you, Dawn. I'm angry too. I'm angry ...Thank you, Dawn. I'm angry too. I'm angry that I was scared on Friday. I'm sickened that it keeps happening, while leaders either passively say it shouldn't, or switch the blame to avoid a change in legislation. It's NOT ok to have semi- or automatic guns in a non-military capacity. As I heard recently, when the 2nd amendment was drafted, firearms consisted of muskets. Time toLisa F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06147527757757724059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-39615241933678718972012-12-16T20:06:29.372-05:002012-12-16T20:06:29.372-05:00I refuse to accept that civilians will ever effect...I refuse to accept that civilians will ever effectively deal with a gun wielding crazy. Why? We don't kill. We do not function on autopilot as first responders and others who are trained respond. <br /><br />The numbers in Australia bear this out. Murder, suicide, and crazies killing scores of people all dropped (or stopped).<br /><br />Home invasions are rare to start with.<br /><br />Why dodawn h-shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497421656026576000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-55741419201521970472012-12-16T18:22:15.458-05:002012-12-16T18:22:15.458-05:00That's a rare case though. More often then not...That's a rare case though. More often then not people are actually killed by their own gun. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738928138555476908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-35657136839651595882012-12-16T15:15:40.825-05:002012-12-16T15:15:40.825-05:00Can't figure out how to sign in so I had to be...Can't figure out how to sign in so I had to be Anoymous... Makes me feel like an ancient Greek playwright... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971463662850186737.post-8290415280658374322012-12-16T15:14:44.789-05:002012-12-16T15:14:44.789-05:00Dawn, very thought provoking. But what about the 1...Dawn, very thought provoking. But what about the 12 year old who came home from school and some nut job was trying to break in. She called her mom at work and her mom told her to get the gun. She hid in the bathroom closet till the nut job (think potential murderer or rapist) got to the bathroom door and started to turn the handle - then she blasted a big hole in the door and he ran... He was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com