tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6650900845258891535..comments2024-03-28T05:04:12.280-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A chilling odyssey of violent crimePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34453162567554114602016-08-26T18:02:38.222-05:002016-08-26T18:02:38.222-05:00I suppose there are ways to increase the numbers o...I suppose there are ways to increase the numbers of upstanding and law abiding. I would also assume that doing so would require funding. Not sure it would be Government money, but nothing in life is free there is a reason the Church wants you to put money in the basket on Sunday after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-48068833734628901582016-08-26T09:33:47.993-05:002016-08-26T09:33:47.993-05:00But, but the liberals say if we throw enough money...But, but the liberals say if we throw enough money at the problem; all those po' people will magically become upstanding, middle class tax paying citizens! Right?!??<br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-30869333453046033892016-08-25T19:59:36.958-05:002016-08-25T19:59:36.958-05:00Some folks might be surprised--I'm sure you wo...Some folks might be surprised--I'm sure you wouldn't, Peter--at how pervasive the mindset is. <br />I come from white trash. All my uncles bar one had been to (or, rather, were in & out of) prison. I never thought much about it, just figured I'd be there someday. It was just part of life. I didn't like cops: they were the enemy. I liked learning, & always made excellent grades, but I still figured prison was inevitable.<br />I quit drugs & joined the USN at 23. While serving, I figured out that it didn't have to be that way. My late father, who also never went to prison, was a role model in some ways; not so much in other ways, but overall a good man, or at least he tried to be.<br />Hell, now I have not only a TN HCP, but a class 03 FFL (and the first honorable discharge in the family), so obviously I stayed out of major trouble. I consider LEOs both on my side, & as folks who work for, not against, my best interests.<br />I'm law-abiding, but I still think like an outlaw in some ways. That's okay. It gives me an insight into where my vulnerable points might be.<br />It's all about mindset--but how do you reach people, & get them to think this way?<br />Great blog, Peter. God bless. You do a good service, in fact a number of them.<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com