Some might assume I'm soft on crime, but I'm really not. I do believe in stronger sentences and a better court system. I think we have too many people in jail over minor things. Obviously we aren't that soft on crime in the States or we wouldn't have ovrcrowded prisons. I believe in the system. It's not perfect but I'd put it up against anyone else's in the world. A system where everyone is (supposedly) innocent until proven guilty.
If I were in this guy's situation, I may have done the same thing...doesn't mean I had the right to take the law into my own hands. Hell, I'd might likely have been shot and whatever they were after isn't worth that. There is always a fine line between bravery and stupidity. What if this man had run over someone crossing the street while he was chasing down the bad guys? Is he still a hero?
As much as we'd like it to be sometimes, life isn't a Clint Eastwood movie.
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