tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000125324767148982.post8068247045405615061..comments2023-10-10T05:55:16.564-07:00Comments on N'awlins: Gun Crime in NOLA and the USCursed Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11887314545308348100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000125324767148982.post-21925853194194201802007-04-02T05:23:00.000-07:002007-04-02T05:23:00.000-07:00I've been tagged to complete this expat questionna...I've been tagged to complete this expat questionnaire, and now I'm tagging you! It's fun if you have a bit of time. Here it is:<BR/><BR/>5 things you love about your new country.<BR/>4 things you miss about your old country.<BR/>3 things that annoy you about your new country<BR/>2 things that surprise you about your new country<BR/>1 thing that you'd really miss if you had to leave your new country.Squirmy Popplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457645483645107653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000125324767148982.post-82581936648424245742007-03-31T01:56:00.000-07:002007-03-31T01:56:00.000-07:00I agree with you. Coming from Canada we also have...I agree with you. <BR/><BR/>Coming from Canada we also have guns but for some strange reason we don't go around shooting each other to the degree that the US does. Why? Michael Moore tried to answer that question in Bowling for Columbine. Yes I know that movie was very biased but still some valid points were raised. What is it that changes just by heading north and crossing the border? <BR/><BR/>Much of it I think is the vicious circle of fear. People want guns because they are afraid. What are they afraid of? Other people with guns. It's a vicious circle. <BR/><BR/>I think in Canada, people are not afraid. You find much less of an 'it's us vs them' attitude. When we look at crime, it's not the 'we need to lock these people up, build more prisons, bring back capital punishment' but rather how did they get this way, what can we do to prevent this from happening again, is there a support network available to give people help before it gets to this.<BR/><BR/>If you reach out to people in love and a genuine attitue of I want to help you rather than stay away I'm afraid you're going to kill me then perhaps change can happen. But someone needs to take that first step. And it will take a long time to repair the damage that's already been done.<BR/><BR/>Well that's my opinion on it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733517174045269771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000125324767148982.post-47538215080086814272007-03-29T18:06:00.000-07:002007-03-29T18:06:00.000-07:00"There was indeed zero crime in the city when the ..."There was indeed zero crime in the city when the city was empty."<BR/><BR/>Actually, there was plenty of crime and violence when the city was empty....it wasn't completely empty. I have a friend who was working on the levee immmediatley after the breach, I have friends whose husbands are firefighters and cops....there was plenty of violence after Katrina. My husband came back (sneaked in) a few days after K....it was a very, very scary time...gunshots in the night, attempted break-ins, looting. <BR/><BR/>I understand your hatred of guns, especially considering where you grew up. I don't look at our right to bear arms as "obsessive"...I think what's happened in this country is that guns have gotten into the hands of the irresponsible, power-hungry and souless. After seeing the lack of order in this city first-hand after K, I wouldn't want to be at the mercy of thosc criminals with guns and me without. And you can be sure they will always find a way to get a gun. <BR/>Just my opinion. :)TravelingMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616443915730559621noreply@blogger.com