tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1911064589766941942..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Mugged in StockholmStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-56700849960017206972016-01-23T06:04:50.547-08:002016-01-23T06:04:50.547-08:00Here is a prediction for all. I believe that most...Here is a prediction for all. I believe that most of the countries in Europe will cease to exist as independent cultures in less than 20 years. I also predict that women in Europe will"submit" to Sharia Law, feminists have already taught men to "submit," or be subject to rape, harassment, et al until they do. Islamic oriented voters will become such a significant bloc that politicians will cede almost every thing that makes them a culture in order to win elections. The same thing will happen here because one already notes the number of people who would gladly give up their rights for a little security.<br />One of the problems with feminists is that they think sexual politics will gain them true power not realizing that there are a significant number of Islamic men who are not and never will be, interested in their ideas. What one is seeing is what happens when feminism castrates the male population for power. Eventually men just stop listening or caring. It might be nice to believe one is "woman, hear them roar and one does not need men anymore," but reality finally demonstrates how untrue that is to anyone who thinks past the superficial.<br />Mark my words that we will have to deal with this or lose everything.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-3449946451678837252016-01-23T00:56:17.125-08:002016-01-23T00:56:17.125-08:00p.s. If you don't want to wait for 30 sec comm...p.s. If you don't want to wait for 30 sec commercials at the DailyMail, here's the 44 second security video, pretty interesting.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv8KAYzzhJ4<br /><br />It certainly all happens very fast, and anyone who wasn't very observant would not have even noticed the attempt, while this woman saw exactly what was happening and used her own arm to block the man from the older woman's purse, very bold.<br /><br />I also notice there's one man walking down the stairs before the event and never turns around, and when the thief returns a few seconds later, another man is walking up the stairs, so the thief retreats ahead down the stairs. And two following frames seems to imply a third assault. It seemed more a sissy-spiteful assault than designed to really harm the woman.<br /><br />It is shocking that it occurred in the open, and in the direct view of cameras, while probably many other places there'd be no cameras. The video photos are relatively clear, so there seems a fairly high chance of being identified.<br /><br />As well you can wonder, if the man walking up the stairs @0:32, if he had known was had just happened, if the woman could have communcated what happened, what should a good citizen do?<br /><br />If you believe the conservatives in America, every capable man should be carrying a firearm, and be willing to pull it out to help stop this thief from escaping, until police could arrive. <br /><br />And that would also seem heoric, although also dangerous since a timid gun-holder might be get surprised at close range and have his gun taken away from him. And if the thief runs away, it's not like a citizen has a right to shoot first, especially for an assault crime he didn't personally observe, no clear threat.<br /><br />A more manly man might tackle the suspect, again risking his life, if the thief had a knife or gun, but that's the same sort of risks a police officer has to face in apprehending a suspect alive.<br /><br />The safest proactive response might just follow the suspect and make sure he didn't assault anyone else, and if a police officer appears in the chase, he could call out the thief to the police.<br /><br />I can't say what I'd do, and I've never personally witnessed such an assault, and I've never been pick-pocketed. Oh, wait, there was that kid in Middle school who who would bump into people and grab the wallet during the collision, and it worked against me, but he gave it back.<br /><br />And I don't even know how I'd respond to an armed thief who demands for my wallet. I'd probably be like Ben Carson and talk to the guy, ask him what he needs, and if he really needs to do that. I have thought of offering my cash if confronted, since losing an ID is a pain, but these days I don't really carry cash.<br /><br />I've read its a lot harder to be a thief these days since so few people carry cash. Ah, this article from 2011.<br />http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/02/the_lost_art_of_pickpocketing.html<br />---------<br />"Pickpocketing is more or less dead in this country," says Harvard economist Edward Glaeser, whose new book Triumph of the City, deals at length with urban crime trends. "I think these skills have been tragically lost. You've got to respect the skill of some pickpocket relative to some thug coming up to you with a knife. A knife takes no skill whatsoever. But to lift someone's wallet without them knowing …" <br /><br />Last year, a New York City subway detective told the Daily News that the only pickpockets left working the trains anymore were middle-aged or older, and even those are few and far between. "You don't find young picks anymore," the cop told the paper. "It's going to die out." <br /><br />Experts offer a few explanations for the gradual disappearance of pickpockets in the United States. Crime nationwide—from pickpocketing to homicide—has been dropping since the mid-1990s. People carry less cash today, and thanks to enhanced security features, it's harder for thieves to use stolen credit or debit cards than it was in the past.<br />---------Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-48558269365088692302016-01-22T19:23:34.207-08:002016-01-22T19:23:34.207-08:00It sounds heroic to me, one woman protecting anoth...It sounds heroic to me, one woman protecting another. I have no reason to believe Swedish men wouldn't do the same thing, unless you assume they're all distracted staring in into their iPhones.<br /><br />And trying to create hysteria on single incidents of attempted theft sounds pretty desparate.<br /><br />My own experience says aggressive thiefs are usually drug users, which is of course scary, and pitiful at the same time. But they are also largely cowardly, and don't carry weapons, and would prefer to retreat when their easy pickings are spoiled.<br /><br />Perhaps the man is a refugee, but we don't know, and I don't see a reason to assume anything, except if my purpose is to create hysteria against refugees.<br /><br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-64690015317948243222016-01-22T13:12:57.981-08:002016-01-22T13:12:57.981-08:00Women are so strong and independent..................Women are so strong and independent..................until they're not.<br /><br />Ya see, there's this substance called "testosterone'.......makes all the difference in the world. <br /><br />So feminists, tell me again why men should bother risking themselves in <br />protecting these strong and independent women who are men's equals in every way?<br /><br />Oh and how can the Swedish police want to be so "mean" to the rapefugees they invited into Sweden?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-50777230347028776872016-01-22T13:00:43.459-08:002016-01-22T13:00:43.459-08:00I can see Rubio and Cruz learning to pee sitting d...I can see Rubio and Cruz learning to pee sitting down.....Trump? Not so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com