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RE: The Latin American Report # 340

I understand being busy with priorities.

I note that the impoverished Haitians are being victimized by armed thugs, well armed thugs likely profiting from black markets. I have before stated what I think should be done to eliminate such profits, but failing such rational resolution of the gang problem, something else can be done to prevent gangs from terrorizing helpless men, women, and children.

That is to arm them well. I started training my sons in firearms when they were three. As a result I am apprised that children can be safely able to wield firearms. I am confident that were even just the women and children to be armed and trained to defend themselves, the gangs would leave them alone. Gangs of thugs are usually cowards, and have little interest in facing danger. They just like to hurt others because they're so weak themselves, and, of course, there's money in it.

Rather than dispossessed women and children facing the dismal and dangerous prospect of trying to find asylum where too many have fled to before and folks are saturated, enabling them to defend their homes and communities, their lives and families with military arms, ammunition, and proper training (which would likely be a lot less expensive than importing them) would leave the gangs unwilling to persecute them, and likely out of the industry and looking for useful work instead.

I have seen armed children dissuade armed gangsters from assaulting them. I have seen armed children turn professional military force away. When casual or opportunistic violence threatens, armed children change the equation in the calculations of cowardly bullies. Peace through strength is not a meme. It is the hard reality of life.