I don't take that video as any substantial proof the Dutch should move to legalizing firearms or even that the average citizen *must* carry a firearm. Certain things are illegal in the United States and perhaps a medium machine gun would have taken down the infamous L.A. bank robbers that several years ago got into a 45 minute shootout with police, but I'm not sure legalizing medium machine guns in the U.S. is the way to go. Maybe I'll post the video to better illustrate my point. I kind of wish that woman was carry a gun though.
I think for me what stood out more was the local reaction of the men in terms of level of violence they were prepared to bring - or I suppose for some even capable of mustering. I guess I should be careful from assuming to much from this video and consequently stereotyping all Dutch, but I can't but help feel a good 95% of U.S. males would have responded with far greater levels of violence *once they choose to respond with violence.* - Now... U.S. males might not respond but if and once they do they 9 times out of 10 will respond with high levels of aggression.
Frankly, the guy seemed fairly easily subdued. The kicks and pushes and gentle touches upon the guy by early Dutch male arrival had no real intent of destruction or force behind it. In my opinion this is why his stabbings continued for so long. Nor was the guy "crazy" by U.S. standards, if he was it would have been hell for 4 or 6 of those guy to deal with him, he would have literally been swinging at every and anyone around him after his former lover left.
All I know is none of those studs need to become cops in Milwaukee, Chicago, or Detroit.
4 years? Wisconsin has a young 20 year old man facing life in prison for boning his 17 year old girlfriend (they'd been dating for years). Some how, both nations courts and laws seem to have their priorities screwed up.
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