EddieF---you are, by the wisdom expressed in your post, officially over the hill...younguns don't have that much discernment very often.. "There is no evil, no danger, no wrong, and everything will probably turn out OK if we just wait and hope." IS the way society thinks...in this and other countries...they equate a loud stern voice giving commands with meanness, ANY violence to stop evil as barbaric, and do not teach the young men and women to do what it takes to stop evil and survive, even at risk of death. I've taught and retaught my sons...don't sit and wait...do something to make a difference...it's not about being a macho hero...it's about being a real man or woman...and it must be taught by example...when kids grow up watching mom and dad roll over and put up with anything in business, gov't, neighborhood problems, etc., all they know is roll over and be quiet and don't stir up a fuss and we'll all be OK....NOT SO....we must teach the sheeple to growl, bark, scratch and bite to the last drop of blood...some will learn...many will recoil in horror at being told to respond that way...and they will feed the wolves quite well. I and mine may someday be dinner for the wolves, but I guarantee they won't feel much like eating when they get us killed and we'll give them one hell of a bellyache when they do devour us.Jimbo is right-it's training....as sheepdogs, we can only teach those who will be taught to have a getyouonthewaydown attitude and fight to the death...if they're too soft, the wolves will grow fat. That's true at every level of society, whether in our local streets or on the world scene. We will never be popular, people will always look at us sideways, talk about us poorly, and be uncomfortable around us...but on a dark night when something goes bump....they'll beg us to show up and confront the evil...and we will because that's who we are...and that's what we do...Semper Fi!!!