Originally Posted by
OBoile
Toronto.
It has never once crossed my mind that I might be assaulted on a bike path, or that I should have to carry a weapon. Or, that because there is some video of a guy shooting someone a few years ago, crime is "out of control". To me, that all just seems insane.
I felt the same until a friend was threatened by a guy with a gun. And, then this same perp shot and killed someone. For those who ask , "But what are the chances?" I ask..."do you buy lottery tickets?" When I was involved in developing tests for recruits to the CT State Police Academy there was a thing called the "critical incident." You might be a State Trooper for 30 years and never draw your firearm but if you had to, you better know when it was appropriate and what to do. I never carried until this came close to home.