Originally Posted by
buckpro
While I surely don't condone what's going on here, some of the things presumably done I do "understand". Maybe I was raised different, but family is family, if I thought I could get away with it, I'd turn the world to ash to protect my wife, children, brothers and even a few friends.
There in lies the problem.
I would turn your ass in today.
My mother in law, God rest her soul called the sheriff to arrest her son on burglary charges when she found stolen property in her house.
I worked with the sheriff's dept recently to arrest a coworker.
I'd do it again.
My kids KNOW where I stand, and where they would be. I can love them through the bars that they put themselves behind.
My dad bailed me out when I screwed up. I sold a Winchester 30-06 to pay him back. I also paid every dime in fines, insurance and attorney's fees. He loves me, I have no doubt. He also taught me a lesson that you obviously were not taught.
A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Theodore Roosevelt; 26th president of US (1858 - 1919)
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“A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity” Sigmund Freud
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