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“It is a general misconception that the police exist to protect the public. This is true only in the most generic sense--i.e., once a criminal act is committed, and a suspect caught and convicted, theoretically he is locked up so that he cannot prey on other people. The problem is that someone has to be a victim before the criminal can be taken out of society. And many offenders commit dozens of violent acts before they are taught. This doesn't even take into account the fact that the criminal justice system continually releases the most violent offenders.”
― Robert A. Waters, The Best Defense: True Stories of Intended Victims Who Defended Themselves with a Firearm

“how quick these things go down, how little time you have to react.  You have to really be aware of the situation, of what people are doing around you,”
― Robert A. Waters, Guns and Self-Defense: 23 Inspirational True Crime Stories of Survival with Firearms

“I tell people when you hear somebody whispering in your ear, you’d better follow their advice,” she said.  “It was my son warning me.”
― Robert A. Waters, Guns and Self-Defense: 23 Inspirational True Crime Stories of Survival with Firearms

“she took the firearm from her purse.  A Smith & Wesson .38 Special six- shot revolver, Luisa placed it on the seat beside her.”
― Robert A. Waters, Guns and Self-Defense: 23 Inspirational True Crime Stories of Survival with Firearms