Apathetic Australians?

[Aliantha]

Nope, I don't 'prefer to submit to murder'.

I just think it's wrong that a 15 year old boy was killed by police. I understand that the police were stymied, but it's very hard for me to understand that they had no other alternative.

He was a scawny looking 15 year old. Not much to him at all.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Nope, I don't 'prefer to submit to murder'.

Then it's about time your views on private arms reflected that. They do not, at present. Mine, of course, clearly do -- and yours could. That would be fortunate.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Then it's about time your views on private arms reflected that. They do not, at present. Mine, of course, clearly do -- and yours could. That would be fortunate.

Once again, I've never advocated against private firearms, in fact I support people's right to have private firearms (mainly to shoot snakes and feral cats and dogs with, but my reasons are still valid). We have these rights in Australia as you are surely aware.

I don't support the ease with which they're obtainable, and I don't support people carrying them around the streets. It's pretty simple really.

We don't live in the wild wild west anymore. I don't see why people need to continue to glorify this ideoligy.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Because the "wild west" was relatively safe, compared to modern cities. Much of it is probably due to population densities increasing, creating more friction, at least until it's so dense it's impossible for any bad behavior to go unwitnessed.