Duh!

When there's a robbery/burglary, security cameras are installed. When cars are vandalized, people volunteer their own time to watch the neighborhood to make sure it doesn't happen again. When someones' house burns down, they invest in home insurance so they're covered for "next time." When ONE GUY threatened people with a box cutter, airport security was riased to a ridiculous level.

Here's my question: Why do people wait until something happens to use preventative measures? This is their property. Shouldn't they protect it regardless of whether its security has been threatened or not?

I'm not saying things don't happen. I'm not saying there aren't stupid people out there that commit these crimes. I'm also not saying that everything can be prevented through high levels of security. I'm just saying that it's YOUR responsibility to protect your belongings.

This, I believe, is why our country has gone down the shitter. When something happens to someones' property, a law is made. EVERYONE'S rights are regulated. I'm a firm believer in taking responsibility for your actions. The government shouldn't have to step in and do it for you. We're trading our freedom for security. We're turning our country into a police state. What happened to democracy? What happened to the Constitution? Every basic freedom has been layed out SIMPLY in that piece of paper. We've turned everything into semantical bullshit. That's all.