Jeri,

There were three of us who confronted the "gentleman" He was in his own yard, was about 15 years younger and 5 inches taller than me, and claimed it was "culturally acceptable" for him in his ( former) country to beat his wife in public. We informed him it was NOT acceptable here, and that he should stop. With a garden machete about 10 feet away, next to the house, none of us felt comfortable after he mentioned we should stay out of his yard. We called the police- by the time they got there, he had dragged her inside. When the police knocked, they were told "everything was ok."
Given that no weapon ( just a leather belt; the machete was implied, but use was not stated ) was being used, the police declined further action.


What would you have done?





McGrath,

"So your argument that the Second Amendments rules out doing that falls. "

I think you have not read my posts here.

I HAVE argued that the laws being proposed

1. Do not remove guns from criminals
2. Do not prevent criminals from getting guns
3. Would result in a net increase in killings,
4. Prevent law-abiding citizens from protecting themselves when the government has stated "( D.C.'s highest court exonerated the District and its police, saying) that it is a "fundamental principle of American law that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any individual citizen." "