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good posts


Some very good posts beginning to appear.  Thank you.


Re: The original purpose of my post was to determine if there is a point where it is justifiable to take the law into civilian hands.


The people involved in the two instances I mentioned were interviewed in a television special.  They stated that they felt they had no choice(they were terrified).  In effect, they acted at the lowest level of government authority; the village/neighborhood( held meetings) as opposed to the county, state, or federal authorities.  The county and state's and federal (FBI got involved) position was that a crime was committed; the people stated there was not.  Their position was that innocent death would have almost surely occurred if they had not acted.

This position brings another factor to the argument: At what level of government is likely to be more efficient at protecting people's lives?


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