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Hi King Dan of Great the 1st

Ok, I'm all ears. What would you recommend as a [plan of action that the U.S. should be taking to address the shooting at the Houston fellowship? I mean, let's sit down and talk this through.

God bless,
Ted

There is not really much to talk through. Some nutcase with a gun went into a church as people were peacfully worshipping as there civil and human right and the fruutcake went for a flip out and before they could do much damage the individual was taken out by two good guys with a gun, off duty law enforcement who obviously were carrying and protected Americans.
 
The individual who entered a church and went for a flip out is not American even they are a citizen because they disrespected the countries values and consitution and held a gun against American citizens. Thats not the countries values.
 
Even citizens can get thrown in prison for being a traitor. Im sure most countries have there own treason laws. Anyone who attacks there own people violating the law and civil rights writtenin law that is the safety and security of the people is a traitor.
 
I remember listening to 2pac and he couldnt stress more that the only reason has was armed was only for self protection, and he never used it, he only ever threw hands, only ever had a fist fight. Yet he was judged for it being raised in a dangerous life in a dangerous neighboorhood.
 
Its like securiry guards, they not armed or nothing as they dont have the right, yet they obviously just some sort of deterrant there to look like some sort of protection, but criminals know that, all a security guard is going to do is ring the cops just like any regular person would do. Its like security cameras, what is a camera going to do, jump off the wall in self defence and save the place?.

I dont even know why they even called security cameras, they do nothing in times of trouble, just sit like a moron and maybe get some recording after the damage is aleady done.

Whats the point in law enforcement sending someone a fine in the mail for a speed camera ticket for example after they are already speeding?, i mean by the time they get the fine in the mail days later either nothing went wrong or there already dead or injured or someone else.
 
What is the police force?. Is basically just FBI. Most cases are just complains or after the facts and damage has been done and its just nvestigation. Sometimes maybe law enforcement can get to a situation before danmage is done but its like they cannot be everywhere at the same time. Its a call out and thats time.
 
Political and civil rights. Life and security of the person.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, and belief, including the right to adopt and to hold opinions without interference.

Every person has the right to manifest that person’s religion or belief in worship, observance, practice, or teaching, either individually or in community with others, and either in public or in private.

The individual who entered a church and flipped out on christians in America was taken out quickly. And in my home country the individual who flipped on muslims at a mosque is serving life in prison. Thats justified. Violating the countries values.
 
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Trump-allied lawyers over 2020 election lawsuit in Michigan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Sidney Powell and other lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump over $150,000 in sanctions they were ordered to pay for abusing the court system with a sham lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results in Michigan.

The justices did not comment in leaving in place the sanctions against seven lawyers who were part of the lawsuit filed on behalf of six Republican voters after Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory over Trump in the state.

The money is owed to the state and Detroit, for their costs in defending the lawsuit. The sanctions initially totaled $175,000, but a federal appeals court reduced them by about $25,000.

In October, Powell pleaded guilty to state criminal charges in Georgia over her efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in the state. She pleaded guilty to six misdemeanors accusing her of conspiring to intentionally interfere with the performance of election duties.
 
Here's a graph of the violent crime rate over the past three decades. Doesn't look "increasingly lawless" to me.

The big issue is that violent crime against younger Americans has increased from about 2016 on. The "Trump Bump" in violence against younger and minority Americans is a small glitch in the overall 50% decline in violent crime over the past 30 years.
Because the left hides facts, none of the proofs you cited for lower migrant crime are valid:

 
Over the last two decades, the number of violent crimes in the United States has fallen dramatically; there were 1.93 million violent crimes in 1992 in comparison to 1.2 million violent crimes in 2022. A similar story is told by looking at the violent crime rate per 100,000 residents, which factors in the role population growth plays in increasing the overall number of crimes.

Because the left hides facts

iu


Not a credible defense. Try again?

Because the left hides facts, none of the proofs you cited for lower migrant crime are valid:
The state of Texas keeps records on such things. Turns out, you are completely wrong:
"Texas is an ideal state to study criminality by immigration status for multiple reasons," writes Nowrasteh. "It borders Mexico; it has the second‐largest illegal immigrant population of any state; it is a politically conservative state governed by Republicans; it did not have jurisdictions in 2019 that limited its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement; and it has a reputation for severely and strictly enforcing its criminal laws."

His results: "1,190 natives were convicted for every 100,000 natives, 749 illegal immigrants for every 100,000 illegal immigrants, and 510 legal immigrants for every 100,000 legal immigrants." Conviction rates were 57.2 percent lower for legal immigrants and 37.1 percent lower for undocumented immigrants, when compared to the native-born population.

The study also breaks the data down by crime. As Nowrasteh notes, murders committed by undocumented immigrants receive a great deal of media attention. According to the data from the Texas Department of Public Safety, legal immigrants are 57.1 percent less likely to commit homicide, while undocumented immigrants are 27.7 percent less likely.

What's more, legal immigrants are 53.3 percent less likely to have a conviction for sexual assault, commercial sex, or miscellaneous sexual offenses, while the undocumented are 16.1 percent less likely. On larceny, conviction rates are 68.7 percent lower for the former, 77.6 percent for the latter.

Convictions are one thing, but what about arrests? It's a similar story: The arrest rate for legal immigrants is 50.5 percent lower than for the native-born, while the undocumented rate sits 32.7 percent lower.


So now, the government of the State of Texas is lying? C'mon. Find a way to live with the reality.
 
Over the last two decades, the number of violent crimes in the United States has fallen dramatically; there were 1.93 million violent crimes in 1992 in comparison to 1.2 million violent crimes in 2022. A similar story is told by looking at the violent crime rate per 100,000 residents, which factors in the role population growth plays in increasing the overall number of crimes.

If violent crimes over the last 20 years have decreased then thats good news.

Around 1 million is still alot of violent crime for a year though If you got an estimated 330 million population and there is 1 million violent crimes in that year, thats alot of crookedness and harmeful crime law enforcement have to try deal with and the court system. Probably overwhelmed. I guess your jails and prisons are full.

Yet its still under a 1% crime rate, yet thats still alot of criminal behaviour in society, well i guess thats just reported crimes going from law enforcment data and only the violent crimes. Crimes in general and all the way down to petty thieft and the unreported there would probably be alot more.

But as you say if violent crime has decresed over the many years thats great.
 
Violent criminals who go to prison mostly get served in years so if every year someone is still in there as the next years vi9lent criminals get convicted and sentenced then its just a growing prison system by the thousands or hundreds of thousands that will break and probably costs billions each year.

More would be going in than coming out going on violent crime sentences.

Just giving the reason why i said prison systems are probably full and law enforcement and the court systems are probably overwhelmed.
 
Just my belief and opinion only violent offenders and those who have commited or are a acturally threat to people in society should be in prison.

I mean there are many other crimes people commit and go to prison for and they serve years for it but its not like they psysically harmed anyone or threatened anyone, maybe they done something stupid or crooked, still worthy of a penalty, but locked in a cage for years?, i think thats a bit crazy. Losing privellages and other penalties or maybe a small sentence would be better. Only violent nutcases should be locked up for years.
 
I know a few people who have been in prison for over a year sentence just for drink driving, they didnt learn there lesson after being caught time again, they never harmed themselves or anyone, even it can be seen as a threat to themselves and others, they just had a drinking problem an addiction, and sending them to rehab would have been a more suitable solution to help them because prison aint good for no one.

You there to just do your time, stay vigilant, hold your ground of need be, and do your best to get out out there as quick as possible while having to deal with a bunch of animals. It didnt do nothing to help there problem.
 
Probably cost the tax payer like 200k where a good rehab retreat at say 30k would have been more suitable in a situation and they could see there kids who are wondering why daddys suddenly gone and not there anymore and have to make up some lie why hes not there, and they could with the best help maybe get clean.

Rehab is not as judgemental as being sent to prison, its there to help someone with a problem not punish them and lock them in a cage and do nothing so they just associate with other crimials and come out not giving a crap even more and its round 2.
 
This dude i was talking with he was a animal, in one most ruthless gangs full criimla behaviour and was also one of there prison fighters, he compulsary had to train 7 days a week for the gang, and he has done over 13 years in prison, and next time judge told him its a life sentence , and he told me he is going to keep out of trouble now, and he got a stable job and is now a supervisor and is working and earning a wage keeping himself away from trouble and enjoying it and his new lifestyle. I respected that and supported him 100%. I have given him my full support to turn his life around hes doing well.

Im so happy he found a better path in life and i hope he sticks to it, maybe one day he will come to Christ, i planted the seed. Hes getting there turning his life around for the better.
 
People will always claim they love you and care about you when at your best and when they can gain from you , but they never want to know you at your worst when your suffering.

They aint your friends or your family. There is no such thing as take one for the team, you get fked up and while your locked in a cage or suffer the consequences, your so called best friend be on the phone with your girlfriend ringing you in prison saying how much they miss you.

Its the truth. Win lotto and those close yo you jump with joy saying " i cant believe it we won" , yet go broke and they saying " im sorry to hear your bankrupt".
 
Have something to give or offer and everyones your friend, yet when your broke and down and out your own your own.

Thats why you always look after yourself as number 1, even as Jesus said love the Father as you love yourself as priority, because you cannot love God if you cannot love yourself first.

in any situation you must always take care of yourself first otherwise you will be stood over and taken advantage of and eaten alive and others will destroy your soul.
 
Over the last two decades, the number of violent crimes in the United States has fallen dramatically; there were 1.93 million violent crimes in 1992 in comparison to 1.2 million violent crimes in 2022. A similar story is told by looking at the violent crime rate per 100,000 residents, which factors in the role population growth plays in increasing the overall number of crimes.



iu


Not a credible defense. Try again?


The state of Texas keeps records on such things. Turns out, you are completely wrong:
"Texas is an ideal state to study criminality by immigration status for multiple reasons," writes Nowrasteh. "It borders Mexico; it has the second‐largest illegal immigrant population of any state; it is a politically conservative state governed by Republicans; it did not have jurisdictions in 2019 that limited its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement; and it has a reputation for severely and strictly enforcing its criminal laws."

His results: "1,190 natives were convicted for every 100,000 natives, 749 illegal immigrants for every 100,000 illegal immigrants, and 510 legal immigrants for every 100,000 legal immigrants." Conviction rates were 57.2 percent lower for legal immigrants and 37.1 percent lower for undocumented immigrants, when compared to the native-born population.

The study also breaks the data down by crime. As Nowrasteh notes, murders committed by undocumented immigrants receive a great deal of media attention. According to the data from the Texas Department of Public Safety, legal immigrants are 57.1 percent less likely to commit homicide, while undocumented immigrants are 27.7 percent less likely.

What's more, legal immigrants are 53.3 percent less likely to have a conviction for sexual assault, commercial sex, or miscellaneous sexual offenses, while the undocumented are 16.1 percent less likely. On larceny, conviction rates are 68.7 percent lower for the former, 77.6 percent for the latter.

Convictions are one thing, but what about arrests? It's a similar story: The arrest rate for legal immigrants is 50.5 percent lower than for the native-born, while the undocumented rate sits 32.7 percent lower.


So now, the government of the State of Texas is lying? C'mon. Find a way to live with the reality.
Good, you're still with us. The Texas study is convincing. But fact remains, one crime committed by an illegal was 100% preventable by a border that kept him out.
 

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