Craig,
I wonder if having a strong republic, where the citizens believe in
democratic principles and institutions, is the key to lower caging of
citizens and crime? I really don't think more guns is the answer.
I mentioned "developed countries" with lower crime. But I've been in
many poorer democracies where I felt much safer than here.
I was in the land of the Ashanti people in Ghana (Kumasi) during the
elections of 2004. (Ghana was the country which eliminated the homeland
from the World Cup football) The people were very committed to
democracy and thankful to live in a functioning republic based on
democratic principles. These lovely people are very poor by American
consumer standards. I didn't see guns or crime and I was very safe.
Something to consider...
Have fun twittering,
Glenn
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