Facing evil: PLEASE READ.

I don't often beg people to read stuff I post or link to.  But, via Tango Juliet (who will be blogrolled as soon as Blogger figures out why TIB has gone tits-up) I present this article/post that may just save your life.

No one wakes up in the morning one day and decides to become an armed robber. It is a gradual process that requires some experience and desensitizing. Before a man will pick up a gun and threaten to kill people who have done him no harm in order to get their usually meager possessions he has to get comfortable with some things.

He has to get used to seeing others as objects for him to exploit. He has to accept he may be killed while robbing. He has to accept the felony conviction for Robbery will haunt him all his life. He has to accept he may need to kill a completely innocent person to get away with his crime.

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Keep in mind many petty thieves, auto burglars, residential and commercial burglars, paper thieves, and hustlers will get to that point and decide not to become armed robbers. Most will. It is a special group of outliers who decide threatening to kill people for a few dollars is the way to go.

Once a man starts armed robbing he has crossed a line most won't. Don't forget that when you are looking these bastards in the eye. Their decision to kill you is already made. Your life means nothing to him. Only his does. His sole motivation for not killing you is he doesn't want a murder case. He has already accepted he may pick one up though.

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That thing is they WILL kill someone if they keep robbing. That is why the city is willing to pay all the overtime. They don't want the murders. Think about that when you see Junior coming. The more robberies he does the closer he is to killing someone. Maybe you.

The guys who hit you on the street are gang members. They are Gangster Disciples, Vice Lords, Crips, Sureonos, many others. They do not see themselves as part of society. The street is all they know. They don't expect to live long or stay out of prison. They take a delight in your fear and suffering. They are warped individuals for the most part. They can be extremely dangerous.

RTWT.  As many times as you need to.  AND THE COMMENTS.

Now bear in mind, this article simply deals with your basic, stupid/selfish/run-of-the-mill evil.  There are those who raise the concept of 'evil' to a level that would make most of us cry, puke, punch through a wall and/or curse God for allowing horrors like this to exist.  Not just the most infamous, like Dahmer, Bundy et al; but those that hardly even rate a mention in the news.

Evil people are not the majority, thank the Lord.  They're not even a large minority.  But they are numerous and ruthless enough that you all need to know they exist, and prepare as best you can to meet them head-on if and when the time comes.  I know this from personal experience.

I'll leave you to wonder which side I was on.