"I am not suggesting that the desire to own a gun is simply a form of penis anxiety. However, in a society where some men experience status anxiety because of social exclusion – perhaps due to racism or lack of economic opportunity – and where the culture has been significantly shaped by pistolization, then the gun becomes a vehicle for acting out."Hang on a second... you shoot somebody... you're "acting out"?
Enough with the psychiatric argle-bargle. Could it be that these sociopaths, who've been brought up in a culture that devalues family & women... a culture that glorifies machismo at the expense of human life... are simply irreparably damaged and not fit to live in the larger field of folk? The madmen who commit these crimes are invariably hardened veteranos of the criminal justice system... who have repeatedly been through the court system and recycled back into society.
They are not innocent bystanders. They shoot innocent bystanders.
That doesn't seem to be how the lunatic left and the mainstream media see things. There is apparently no length to which they will not go... to rationalise this homicidal behaviour...
"If something goes wrong in a drug deal, if somebody steals your merchandise or poaches your customers, there is no formal legal recourse. You cannot call the cops. You cannot take somebody to court."The "capacity to use violence", huh?
"So in order to participate in the illicit drug economy, the capacity to use violence is very important. Violence enforces market share. It ensures that informal contracts are honoured."
Yup, it's not a crime... just another entrepreneurial skill.
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RELATED: Sun Media's Peter Worthington...
...about to get excommunicated from Journo-Canadian community...
"'Profiling' is a taboo word for many, especially human rights zealots who equate 'profiling' with bullying or unfairly picking on a portion of the community. The last cop who identified a crime-prone group got reprimanded and demoted."**********
"A reality is that the groups for whom handguns are a factor of daily life are adept at profiling, and making targets of their enemies."
COMPASSIONATE, INTELLECTUAL LEFT REPLIES:
Yet another gem from my biggest fan, Liberal Supporter.Hey, pal... you used two g's this time. I guess that's an improvement. As for your other little troll, I believe it's spelled "Heil" not "Hiel".
Just a suggestion, but I'm thinkin' you might wanna get somebody to proofread all your comments AND... while they're at it... all your tattoos as well. Baggie full of dope notwithstanding, those OCAP protest bunnies are lookin' to meet philosophers & intellectuals, right?
