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OK User please accept my apologies for the emotional/personalised responses. It was an unnecessary reaction born of angered frustration and personal impotence in the face of these scumbags whom we have allowed to write their own rules.
But this is just one issue. I agree if we were to meet on the beach, in pursuit of our common passion of kiting, we may well find we like each other. I sincerely hope so. I gain an extreme measure of satisfaction in liking people (and, btw, I have never found a group before where that is sooo so easy).
Your retaliatory abuses are of no concern (they say it only hurts when its true
) However there is one accusation which I unashamedly admit to being the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth. Intolerant - yep got me there - on this one.
I too would claim to be an extremely tolerant person overall. I can & do accept anyones views on just about anything. The only people I can think of who I admit to being intolerant of are paedaphiles, rapists and ??? Oh yes those who think its OK to say of these scumbags "thats the way it is - accept it and deal with it cause its only gonna get worse".
I happen to think we live in the most carefree western society there is; those of us lucky enough to be in Perth - the best part of that best society. But it has been and can be better.
If we, as members of this society, accept that it is our responsibilty to guard ourselves against injustice; that authorities have no responsibility to check the "petty" crimes; etc etc then we are heading down a very dark path.
I have "Got Real".
After 3 break-ins followed by the outright theft of my entire vehicle I am, right now, having a lock-up steel mesh box built inside my new replacement vehicle. It will be fitted with a pin code ignition immobiliser - along with the siren alarmed impact & motion detector. I agree you have got to look after your own - I dont like it but it has come to this - already.
BUT ! If we accept this as a matter of course then thats what it will become - a spiralling downhill course. We have to yell & scream, rant & rave, send letters to everyone, express our non acceptance of these standards on forums, debates & discussions everywhere.
If we sit back, say & do nothing and are prepared to protect ourselves "cos thats the way it is" then our magical carefree lifestyle will degenerate to the level where we will all be walking the streets in daylight with guns on our hips, returning to manned fortresses before nightfall where we will be applying for permanent work visas to South Africa where we will consider it relatively safe to bring up our children.
Society MUST dictate to those who run it what the acceptable standards are. It is not a matter of cop bashing. It comes down to us refusing to accept the apparently rapidly expanding definition of whats "petty".
It may be like beating your head against a wall but at least that draws attention to the wall. If enough of us do it it may show up a few stress fractures which may then get fixed. Far better than having the whole wall ignored until it simply crumbles away to dust, unnoticed by a society busily "Keeping Real"
It is time we all GOT REAL. I am wholly behind any planned vigilante sting & thump plans anyone may have but this too is just misdirected frustration of a system we should all GET REAL about permanently redirecting.
It is after all OUR society - not theirs.
It will only get worse if we throw our hands up helplessly and say nothing can be done. By that we are guaranteeing that nothing will.
So intolerant ? absolutely (every redneck inch of me ha ha) when it comes to opinions which threaten to destroy the lifestyle I love.
Apathy is the greatest evil of all simply because it allows ALL other evil to flourish.
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