When seconds count…

Check out this article. http://www.charlotte.com/583/story/564610.html Just so we are on the same page let's review. The Local police are not doing an effective job protecting the citizens of the Dilworth area. The same citizens are scared and decide to hire their own security. The security they are hiring is the same local police that are not protecting them to begin with. Hmmm! There is so much fodder here I don't know if I can keep it brief.

Please understand this is not a slam on the local police. Most law enforcement officers are good. They really do want to do something good. What people don't understand is at its best law enforcement is reactionary. They seldom show up until after a crime is committed. There is a saying "when seconds count, the police are only minutes away." For those of you who don't understand let me explain it to you. I live in a very small town. I have called the police and asked them to respond to a situation. Now understand if I get in my truck and drive to the police station, I can be there in less than five minutes. The first officer arrived at my house in twelve minutes. For those of you that are screaming right now "Do you think the cops are just sitting around waiting on your phone call?" Well the answer is no and that is my point. I can deal with a threat right now. If an evil person kicks in my door to do harm to my family, I can stop it now. In the twelve minutes that I would have to wait on the police what could happen? In thirty seconds I could be shot and killed. In two minutes my entire family could be shot. In five minutes I could be shot and my wife and daughters kidnapped. Get the picture?

You see it is this simple. You are responsible for your safety and defense. No matter how good the police are unless they are standing right beside you they cannot stop an evil person. The residents of Dilworth should learn how to use a firearm. They should receive training in self defense. Their money would be better spent on learning to deal with the threat themselves. Even with the additional security they are hiring by the time the security arrives most likely the incident will be over.