"Charlie Self" wrote in message
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You consistently compare apples and oranges. No one is going to walk into
my
shop and start stealing in front of me. Or behind me. Access is limited to
friends, for one thing.

I mentioned in another post why you and I probably have different openions
here. I live in Houston. That may explain everything as far as my point of
view. ;~) Right now a neighbor hood about 5 miles from where has had a
rash of robberies at peoples homes and this has been going on for several
months. Not a bad neighbor hood, middle class I'd say. the victims drive
up into their drive way, open their garage dooors, look out their car window
and find 2 or 3 guys waiting to tie them up and go through their house
taking what they want. Listening to the news, there seems to be a large
gang of these thieves. Fortunately they nave not harmed anyone yet. The
same thing is a daily occourance at the retail stores but no one gets tied
up and it is not getting any better.

And, no, I wouldn't be "OK with that" if someone did try. That still
doesn't
give me the right to kick the crap out of him, though it seems likely the
reaction would be noisy in the extreme and probably a lot more threatening
than
actuality would allow.

Charlie Self
"Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen." Ambrose
Bierce, The
Devil's Dictionary