sf wrote:
>
> On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:28:16 -0400, George >
> wrote:
>
> > Don't hold your breath. I was just over an old friends house the other
> > day. Guy is left leaning and anti gun. We were watching the moon rise on
> > their deck and he said "what kind of gun should I buy for personal
> > defense in the house?" and "can I go shooting with you?" He is a well
> > educated very sensible person who finally realized the usual police
> > involvement in a home invasion is to use that fancy chalk to outline the
> > body(s). It is NOT the usual idea that some folks seem to have that
> > there is an invisible police helicopter over their house that will
> > immediately respond when there is a problem.
>
> You reap what you sow. It sounds like your friend is living in an
> area where services are being cut back and that's what happens when
> there are no taxes to pay for them.

Exactly where is this utopia of yours where there is a police officer
stationed by everyone's front door to respond in seconds when something
happens at your house? Even in cities with plenty of police on regular
patrols the response time is several minutes, in more rural areas it can
be more like 10 minutes.