"SteveB" wrote in
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"Dave Bugg" wrote

What a croc O' crap. The quote shoulda read, "Relying on the police
will usually end with the victims more seriously hurt."
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

I am a former resident of Las Vegas. Time and time again, domestic
violence cases ended in homicide. The poor woman had restraining
order after restraining order. Temporary protective order after
temporary protective order. And she ended up dead.

In Seminole County,Florida,the Seminole Sheriff's Dept.-recommended- that a
50 yr old woman who got a restraining order against a stalker *buy a
gun*,she did,a Deputy gave her 20 min of "training",and later,the stalker
showed up with a gun and a piece of rope,smashed thru her patio door,shot
her twice,and she still managed to get to her gun and killed the
stalker.She survived.She had only fired a few rounds in practice.

IMO,a restraining order is a nearly worthless piece of paper,you need to
BACK IT UP yourself,as police aren't going to be nearby or useful when the
Banned Person shows up.
It DOES make the legality of shooting the perp simpler.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net