In my opinion the victims are not to blame for the crimes committed against them. However, common…Read More sense dictates that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Lock your car doors, do not leave valuables in plain sight, don't leave the ground floor windows on your home open when you're away, wear a seatbelt. Duh! There's no shortage of scumbags ready and willing to take advantage of you. Don't make it easy for them.
Maybe the person has nothing worth stealing in the car and has a gun to protect the home? So, when…Read More the person walks into that house, are you going to blame the homeowner for "entrapment"? ROTFLOL Maybe the person is like MY home, with 3 dogs over 130# that will literally tear an intruder to shreds...Can't wait to see the person's face when they come eye level with the 160# sleeping on the landing....Oh wait...Or will my dogs then be charged as "vicious" and killed because they accomplished their jobs LOL Wake up! It's time for REAL personal responsibility. NOBODY has the right to enter ANY other person's property without an invitation, locked or unlocked. The old saying, "If it's not yours, don't touch it" still applies.
Agreed. Just because a thief or vandal else clearly does wrong, does not mean the victim is…Read More necessarily "right" or blameless. It also doesn't mean they have equal blame or most of it. Such black and white thinking on this board.
Sometimes victims couldn't have done anything better. Sometimes we can all learn something from the situation...like locking things up and keeping valuables out of sight.
Today I would like to reflect on all the bright lights of Boston . The ones who comforted ,caressed…Read More and carried others to safety. The ones who opened up their arms, their houses, their hearts to others. The ones who crossed the line in amazing times and the hundreds with amazing grace. The two young women who lit up their families lives with dreams for the future and one bright young man with wisdom beyond his years, "No more hurting people. Peace." They will shine forever in the hearts of Bostonians, Americans, and all human beings!
Thanks to all of you who reached out to help the afflicted and calmed them by your presence. You…Read More all were certainly acting as Good Shepherds.
Thanks to all those in Texas, Massachusetts & elsewhere who keep us safe, try to keep us safe,…Read More & help to fix the problems when those who seek to hurt get through the cracks.
Olivette Hires New City Manager
The City of Olivette hired Barbara Sondag as the new city manager. Sondag is expected to start in her new position July 29.
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