Chicago Politics

07 July 08

From a friend and Instructor in IL:

"The issue within the twisted reality of Chicagoland politics is the fact that there are some really decent people, dear friends of mine, living in the middle of ceaseless, major crime-zones, who don't want to become victims, and who thus want to become armed and trained.

A courageous friend in this very position recently confronted a fleeing, violent felon who was desperately trying to escape from CPD officers during a foot-chase. The felon tried to find refuge in a neighbor's tool shed, but experienced a sudden mind-change when confronted by my friend, pistol in hand, who instructed the felon that it was time for him to move on!

The felon was captured minutes later, without incident, hiding in another property down the street.

All well and good, but this dauntless, armed homeowner knows full well that, had he held the perp at gunpoint and subsequently presented him to police, an act which he considers his civic duty, the police would have arrested him on a preposterous weapons charge, along with the felon.

Of the two, the felon would have been out of jail sooner!

The incident would have cost my friend thousands of dollars and consumed hundreds of hours of work time. He may well have spent significant time in prison, and would end up with a felony record himself!

After all that, the Mayor wouldn't even say 'Thank you!'

These good people have been given no viable choice by the State of IL and the City of Chicago. They must either nonchalantly allow themselves to be maimed, murdered, raped, and terrorized by violent criminals, or they get to be arrested and go to prison for resisting effectively.

Yes, they need to move to a better neighborhood. Don't we all? I'm sure most wish they could! But, economic realities compel them to live where they do. They are still good people, and desperately want to live honorable and productive lives, but City officials, and violent criminals, have united in a ' War on Decency' against them, and good people everywhere."

Comment: This is the pathetic plight of so many living within the confines of major metro areas, where any species of effective self-defense is prohibited by detached, paranoid city officials who perpetually lust after power and care about little else. And, this is the sad state of affairs the recent Heller Decision was specifically designed to remedy.

It can't happen too soon!

/John