This is What Happens to a Disarmed Populace: NYC Slashings Continue

By Dan Zimmerman

Reader Andrew M. writes:

New Yorkers are always stating how relatively safe it is in the city that never sleeps. With a population of almost 8.5 million people and only a little over 51 thousand reported crimes it does appear to be safe…until you are personally confronted with a random (or not) attack like the slashings that are occurring on the city’s subways and streets . . .

According to the New York Times,

At least nine other men and women have been similarly attacked in recent months in a rash of slashings that has put many New Yorkers on edge.

It’s put them on edge, but not enough to want to protect themselves, as no one interviewed in the article expressed a desire for the ability to defend themselves. Or if they did, that aspect was left on the editing room floor.

Mr. Smith’s shock at being set upon was matched only by his feeling of helplessness. Other recent victims echoed that sentiment.

Maybe they wouldn’t feel so helpless if they stopped voting their rights away.

Amanda Morris, pictured above, said she tried to think about what she could have done differently and now wants to “raise awareness” of the …Read the Rest

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