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IN THE WAKE OF SAN JOSE, PATRIOTS MUST STEP UP TO PROTECT ALL AMERICANS AGAINST ASSAULT BY VIOLENT THUGS [More]

In reality, that's the way it's always been.

Nobody's expecting you to play Batman, and the impulse to adopt the Rick Blaine philosophy is understandable.  It is, after all, the responsibility of each of us to take appropriate personal safety precautions.

That said, when good people see others being victimized, we do what we can to render aid. Because ultimately, we're the one who will know if we behaved worthy of the sacrifices of those who came before us, or like miserable cowards.

And that said, I wonder how much I'd be willing to risk if the victim were wearing an Everytown or Hillary t-shirt...