>
>First of all, don't tell me
>what I "obviously" do or
>do not think. Check my
>other posts. Especially the discussion
>between Solarus and I.

you need to relax a little. judging from all your posts on this topic you made it very obvious where you stood. if there is some conflict between what you posted here and in other threads then i think it's safe to say there is also some obvious confusion on your part.

>
>But to answer, no, the knuckleheads
>are not our enemies, per
>se. They need choices. They
>need intervention. And probably a
>history lesson. But until they
>can be helped, who's going
>to protect us from them?
>I agree, the police/army won't,
>but do we always protect
>ourselves?
>
>Someone brought up community policing earlier.
>The response was that there
>needs to be a sense
>of community first. And that
>is sadly lacking today.

it's nice that you clarified your earlier post, i can agree with some of it generally. as far as history, you might want to check out the history and development of the police itself.