David E. Rosenbaum, a longtime editor and reporter in the Washington bureau of the New York Times, died yesterday after being beaten and robbed Friday night near his home in upper Northwest Washington.
Per Richard Poe
In the May 23, 1999 New York Times, David E. Rosenbaum argued that there had once been two "extremes" in the gun debate – those who wanted to ban handguns, and those who wanted "the right to own and carry guns more or less at will."I'm sorry, Mr. Rosenbaum. When it comes to unalienable rights, there can be no compromise, no "third way."
Now both sides had found a "third way," he exulted. Both had agreed that some "common-sense" gun control was necessary. Sound familiar?
Rosenbaum compared the situation to the fight over health care. Some extremists had wanted to socialize medicine, he noted, while others had opposed government meddling altogether. Eventually, we got Medicare and Medicaid, said Rosenbaum – the perfect "third-way" compromise.
I'm sorry that you had to find that out the hard way.
Tags: gun control, self defense
3 comments:
Now think if he did have a gun, he would haved been shunned away from his own crowd, called a hypocrite, and would be under heavy police investigation, but he would be alive.
The world we live in..
I can't rejoice at his death, but neither, can I grieve. He was as much an enemy of the peaceable citizen as were the men who killed him.
The theme throughout the article was how 'safe' people felt in that neighborhood. Living in one of the more affluent neighborhoods probably contributed to his lack of respect for the lives of others. Make no mistake, he did not respect the lives of others, else he would not have been anti -self defense.
Affluence will bring special attention by the police to solve this murder and to more rigorously patrol this neighborhood. Advantages not available to many ordinary citizens in ordinary or less neighborhoods. It is easy to see how someone might be lulled into a false security, but it is no excuse for lack of empathy to others just as worthy of maintaining life, though of lesser economic accomplishment.And our departed newspaper man was cog on that gear used to grind away at the rights of ordinary citizens.
I have sympathy for his family, but just can't work any up for him.
Despite tradition, death does not improve character.
Since Rosenbaum was a member of the group that believes that one is morally superior if one does not resist a rapist or murderer with a gun, I applaud him for demonstrating his beliefs.
I guess I'm just a moral weakling - I WILL actually kill to protect myself and my family, and I will use whatever tool is available, be it a gun, knife, club or hands and teeth.
Rosenbaum should become a martyr to the anti gun Cool-Aid drinkers. They should all strive to attain such a lofty end.
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