WCI VP Sounds off about "Wild West" Editorial.

[opusd2]

I'm glad someone mentioned how stupid a comment the whole "wild west" claim is. I think it would be more accurate to come up with a saying that incorporates either Chicago or DC. Hell, even Madison would be more accurate than a comment about the west. Unless of course you are referring to modern day Denver with all of it's modern weapon laws and the police forces out there with the local reputation of being just a "little too aggressive" to the citizens. I saw a lot of it first hand when out there.

And specialized training? Does that include their trips to the gym to work out and try to puff up like a bird to scare others? It's so cute when they do that.

 

[hardballer]

Obviously Police Chief Gilbert grew up watching too many B westerns and listening to anti-gun dribble. The murder rate by firearms in the whole United States during the "Wild West days" was around 40 to 50 per year. Far fewer per capita than it is today.

I doubt that Police Chief Gilbert has even read the annual crime statistics published by the Wisconsin Dept of Justice as required by state law. If he has he would be aware of the following statistics.
1. 67% of weapons used to commit violent crimes in Wisconsin during 2009 were other than firearms.
2. Of all murders reported, firearms were used only 13% of the time.
3. Most murders occurred in locations with a population exceeding 50,000.
4. The highest ratio of murder victims by age/race was blacks between the ages of 14 and 29.
5. The highest ratio of murder assailants by age/race was blacks between the age of 14 to 29.
6. 47% of all Wisconsin murders in 2009 were over money and drugs.

These are not my figures. They are obtained from the above mentioned report published by the Wisconsin Department of justice.

This guy couldn't get a job as a mall cop so I wonder who he knew to get this job. I wonder if he realizes just how embarrassing he sounds.