Gansler against domestic violence

mr h said:

Shotgun... Balcony... 2 shots in the air...

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Seriously, though... How "sheeply" ARE Marylanders, anyway??

This will get reported as an authoritative and "appropriate" view, and we'll have to fight that much harder to deprogram them.

The good news is, we really do outnumber the middle-of-the-roaders, and that's all we have to convince at this point.

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mr h said:

Shotgun... Balcony... 2 shots in the air...

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Hopalong said:

Many politicians, members of the gun control crowd in particular, totally fail to grasp the concept of deterrence.

Restraining order against offender != deterrence
Weakly enforced laws with light prison sentences != deterrence

Gun pointed at offender = deterrence

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lx1x said:

http://wtop.com/46/3371952/Gansler-to-talk-about-domestic-violence-prevention

delete if dupe.

what he's going to tell every victim? dial 911 hopefully they will response before they get beaten to pulp? or better yet.. apply for restraining order which we know its not going to work most of the time.


surely wont help if you try to buy a handgun also with the current wait time and new laws coming on oct 1.

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sgt23preston said:

Sgt Preston here...

Some of us should go to see what our NEXT Governor has to say...

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mpdc4511 said:

Domestic violence is a huge problem but in actuality most people don't really get hurt. In DC its usually a push, a smack, a threat, or a kick with very little to no physical injury. Please don't misunderstand that to say that there are not serious victims out there.

My impression is that the real government issue with DV is the amount of money spent. We keep free 911 phones in out patrol cars, we (the gov) pay for the restraining orders to be processed, multile officers time on scene then processing then court, the advocacy programs and shelters subsidized by the government, Judges, civilian witnesses, social workers and CFSA. Each one of the above groups is being paid to deal with the same domestic violence incident, that's a crap ton of money.

The real issue with DV isn't arming victims the real issue has nothing to do with guns. In situations like this guns are a temporary band aid that honestly might lead to more problems (and you'll probably never hear me say that again). It's a sociological issue that needs to be addressed. Is it maturity? A cultural thing? An economic thing?

I used to deal with DV A LOT!!! Thankfully not so much anymore. What I find in is that in lower income areas pride is held to an insanely high regard. When someone's pride is hurt they end up lashing out physically. Who better than to hurt your pride but the one who you care most for?

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mpdc4511 said:

I guess my point of my previous comment wasn't to "impart knowledge" or my "theories" but to say that anything with DV prevention is a great cost effective move from a government stand point.

Hopefully if these preventative measures end up being a success the money saved can go towards an actual worth cause instead of paying people to sit in a room drinking flavored water figuring out ways to rasie my DAMN TAXES (Stupid MoCo just raised my taxes).

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JAY1234 said:

The really sad part of some (most?) DV's is the couple who was involved kicking each others butt end up together again after released from jail and the cycle starts over. Should be a law that if a 2nd DV occurs with the same people, they are informed that any future calls will be responded to, however, they will be presented with a bill for the services and have 90 days to pay it or be arrested for non payment.

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