[Osborn F Enready]

I think it should be plainly evident that there is no wrong in asking for help in "protecting" your rights. We all have equal rights, therefore we all have equal benefit to ensuring they are all used, and protected equally.

I have no problem with police giving "extra" attention to those with physical disabilities, or mental disabilities, that prevent them from self-protection via armed defense.

We created police to protect our rights, via upholding the law. It is in our vested intrest to ensure that police can do that job, since if they don't the entire weight falls upon the people. The police are a half step between citizen and militia, and are in a sense a "town posse", used as payed mercenaries by citizens to protect themselves, and others property and lives from undue risk. However, every risk requires a check, or balance to that risk.

An armed society, is a check to its armed police forces, which are a check to the nations armed military, which are a check to foreign views using force to overtake, or subdue your nation by force.

The ultimate check to power, as well as the ultimate responsibility of protection, lies in the individual.