Monday, November 02, 2009

We're the Only Ones Relocating Enough

Residents of Ohio's capital city are complaining that police officers are telling them to move out if they're fed up with neighborhood crime. [More]
Hey, it's a lot more practical than expecting "Only Ones" to protect you. Safer for them, too.

Just "don't be surprised if you get some unwanted attention" if you try to protect yourself.

Yeah, best surrender the territory and leave. Isn't that the way all great civilizations flourish?

[Via Richard B]

3 comments:

Kent McManigal said...

Typical statist BS. Just like when they tell people who value freedom "Hey, if you don't agree to live by the 'social contract' you can always leave."

straightarrow said...

They do say that Kent, but my reply is "Hey, if you don't agree to live by the constitutional contract and civilized rites of human behavior and if you refuse to leave me alone, I will make you leave. You will either run, or suffer worse."

I know you espouse the non-aggression policy. I cannot quite buy into it. If it were changed to reflect my belief that I will not initiate aggression, but will become very aggressive if someone initiates it against me. With the understanding that should it be necessary to become aggressive on my part, I will not stop even if that someone abandons his attempt until I have eradicated any hope he may have had of returning at a later date and trying again.

This is my country as much as it is anyone's. I will not surrender it or its tenets of liberty embodied in our constitution no matter the size of the popular opinion which may be antithetical to them.

If someone suggests I leave, they will soon find out how words can hurt them. Been there before. Know that reason doesn't work unless you back it up with something more painful when dealing with those types.

Kent McManigal said...

SA- The Zero Aggression Principle already embraces your right to become as violent as you feel is necessary once someone has become aggressive against you or has threatened to attack you or has threatened to send others to attack you. It might be a little "iffy" to kill someone who has only been a "little aggressive" toward you, but I wouldn't second-guess someone's estimation of how much force is necessary for defense. When in doubt I would side with the person who was attacked first.