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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 06/14/2012 08:22 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/14/2012 08:33 AM
Expires: 01/01/2017 12:00 AM
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Letter to The Editor on Law Enforcement Funding~by Al Segalla
Copperopolis, CA..."It seems funding for our sheriff department is way below the per population amount of neighboring counties. This apparently has resulted in increased crime with the losses of victims paying the price for the delayed response time caused by the underfunding. At what point does lack of wisdom on the part of our elected leaders morph into being accessories after the fact?....
Sometimes we forget that the nature of government is force and the only justification of that force is the protection of the people’s natural rights to life, liberty and property. These rights are also protected by our constitution. The same constitution our elected representatives have sworn to protect.
The issue is not funding for the drug wars or pursuit of other victimless crimes, but for protection of the life, liberty and property of the people.
This is a no brainer for me. Protection of our fundamental rights is the highest priority of any government and to fail to do so tend to remove its justification for existence.
Among our natural rights is the right to defend ourselves. If this underfunding of law enforcement continues, it could become very dangerous for burglars to raid homes in Calaveras County - especially when the people become armed.
Thank God we have the second amendment."
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