My girl friend's house was broken into yesterday and it caused me to start thinking about crime. What motivates someone to kick down someone's front door walk into a complete stranger's house and take waht they want?
I don't doubt the question has been asked before, but what has society (and the family..and the church) done (or failed to do) for this individual in his socialization process to encourage this type of antisocial behavior?
Consider that her computer was stolen from her bedroom, her deceased mother's jewelry and camera (her only inheritances) were stolen from the same bedroom, she is afraid to be in her own house and yet these individuals had no compunction about entering unwanted and unwelcomed. Yes, crime is a part of life, but it is only so because we accept it as being a part of life.
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Criminals of this kind do not have fear of the police. The victim often lives in fear because he/she knows that this person knows their every move. They even know personal details of the victims home; pictures, diplomas, underwear and every other intimate detail. The fears of the victim are: do I know this criminal, have I seen him/her before or I wonder what they look like.
ReplyDeleteKicking down a door to get what you want is cowardly. To work for what you get is brave. So there you have it. They are cowards! I don't think that just because the economy is in a recession that this is justification for blantent disregard of someone else's property.
Right on Cricketletters! It's time for us to take our community to GOD (not to take it back because it was never ours).
ReplyDeleteSo I wrote the mayor an email about our ailing community to suggest a day of fasting and praying. He told me that people did not elect him to be their spiritual leader and as a politician he is there to serve the community. Do you think this is where we went wrong as a community? Electing people over us that do not feel compelled to look out for our souls?
ReplyDeletei believe so. i was reading today about how the Levites served in a secular capacity as well as a religious one...in fact, there really was not a similar distinction between secular and sacred as we have...
ReplyDeleteWho are today's Levites, Comraade? Who are they people who are called upon to serve in both a secular and sacred capacity?
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