talk.politics.misc

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:23:30 GMT, "Scout"
wrote:

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>"Steve" wrote in message
>news:p2akb3dd59k6i853q14elh51jfus1cnbpm@ ...
>> On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:55:48 GMT, "Scout"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Steve" wrote in message
>>>news:rq4jb3hrpcafa724pb5s5cr5pvrpkfjj4n@ ...
>>>>> As for me, if I get mugged, I'm out maybe the 50 to 100 bucks I
>>>> carry, perhaps my cell phone, which is insured and the debit cards
>>>> which I can cancel... and I won't be responsible for another gun
>>>> falling into th hands of street punks. nor am I out the cost of that
>>>> weapon.
>>>
>>>Of course, you are much more likely to be injured or killed during the
>>>mugging as well, but hey, if you want to gamble with your life, no one is
>>
>> That's total bullshit... muggers want money and valuables...
>
>Sure, and sometimes they also injure and kill. Welcome to Real Life (tm)
>
>>>going to stop you. Just don't force your choice on everyone else.
>>
>> You're sure a paranoid little dweeb... I haven't even suggested
>> that you do something, let alone try to force you...
>
>Good, as long as I can chose for myself I don't care what you consider me to
>be.

Sure you do... that's why you're on the internet acting like a
cowboy....

>>>You are aware that of the 14,860 murder victims in 2005 in which the
>>>circumstances around the murder are know, that 921 resulted from robberies
>>>such as muggings?
>>
>> such as muggings?????
>
>Yep, it's a type of robbery.

the claim was about robberies, not just muggings.

>>> /ucr/05cius/offenses/expanded_information/data/
>>>
>>>Sometimes a mugger ends up taking more than just your wallet and cell
>>>phone.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Sure, like your little gun...
>
>Feel free to cite an example.
>

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