Two Must Reads

From Kim du Toit. The first is on the Law of Unintended Consequences, as it applies to the Democrat American Communist Party's financial dreams. Read, learn, vote.

Second, a post on gated communities in Great Britain. And the reason I find this post interesting is due to the number of gated communities here in Puerto Rico.

Hell, gated communities, gated houses, bars over every window and opening, permanently locked doors on shops, you name it, the crime rate here has made people live like prisoners in their own houses, which have more iron over the windows than most prisons I've ever seen. To get into the leather shop we frequent here, you have to go through a wrought iron door, and stand in front of another door which is locked, whereupon the shop owner and see you and identify if you're carrying anything naughty, and whether or not he should let you into the shop. Other than the big chain stores, this is the norm. All doors are always locked, and the shopkeeper lets you into the store when you ring a doorbell or a buzzer. MacPhearson's Leather in Seattle was in what we considered a high crime area, and all they had was a little alarm on the door to let them know when someone walked in.

The houses have bars everywhere. Most places don't have a single opening that's not covered by bars or concrete. One house I went to had three different locks on three different doors just to get into the kitchen. We have friends who own a house a little ways from post, and every entrance into that house is made from solid steel, with security locks, with different keys for each door. And they live inside a gated community! This is how they have to deal with the crime INSIDE A GATED COMMUNITY! Their dog has bitten at least two people who tried to crawl over their back fence. In a gated community.

Now, I've told you all that so I can ask you this: What is the big common denominator between Great Britain and Puerto Rico?

Both countries have severely restrictive gun laws. As in, the ordinary Joe can't get a gun, which means that the criminals, many of whom DO have guns, can have the run of the place and do whatever the hell they want without fear of being ventilated.

Hmmmmmmmm...... Anyways, go. Read. Vote.