Bikers Down Under show that crime doesn't pay...

[aussie]

Ed - everyone has to own a gun? What about ex-cons? I must admit I had not heard about this. I guess it is an interesting solution and if it works then that's good....How big is the town?

I used to go bow hunting when I lived up north. I had permission from several property owners to hunt for feral goats. I really enjoyed just going out for the day but even though I practiced I think the goats had a better chance of being struck down by old age....

[not-so-fast-ed]

Population 30,000-35,000.  They never enforced the law, but what a deterrent to crime to know (not advertised enough) that every (or at least most) homeowners are ready to defend their home (castle) with weapons REQUIRED BY LAW.
I've never been much of a "gun nut", but WTH - if it works, why not?
Yeah, I've had hunting rifles and a handgun since well before the ordinance.  But that was personal preference, that previous laws allowed anyway.

Ex-cons cannot own a weapon.  Check out the Wikipedia article.

Ed (from a [pretty much] crime free area)  

 

[k_enn]

Sadly it is close to that over here in some areas.  Texas passed the "Castle" law (A man's home is his castle...) a few years ago.  This made it so you didn't have to retreat from an intruder in your own house and whatever happens to them - tough!  There had been law-suits in the past where criminals (or survivors) sued...

Just make sure there are no surviors to testify against your story . . . . .


k_enn

[Justin B.]

That's pretty much the way it used to be but with the passage of this bill things are much simpler.  I believe it also applys to your place of business as well...

[balibeemer]

And this is how it is done in Indonesia...................

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/07/03/street-justice-blamed-weak-law-enforcement.html

[aussie]

Oh yes, now this makes me have confidence in the police in Indonesia  :

He admitted that the police alone were not able to deal with the matter.

He blamed the low number of police personnel as the main reason for its failure to curb street justice.

""The police officers are often too late to the scene, where the street justice occurs, since our personnel is limited.

""We cannot maintain security in such a huge city like Jakarta for 24 hours,"" he said.

Well nothing like being upfront!