Protecting Liberty Means Taking Action Yourself

J.J. Jackson* | September 30, 2006

This young man gets the concept of who is in charge of protecting liberties – yourself.

A 17-year-old student said he was only doing the right thing when he told authorities his friends were planning a Columbine-like attack on East High School last week.

Matt Atkinson, introduced at a news conference late Wednesday, said he learned about the alleged plot by two students and a former student to attack the school the day before he told authorities.

“Do the right thing. That’s all I can say is do the right thing. There’s no harm in telling somebody about it,” Atkinson said.

He went home, he said, talked to his mother and decided he had to tell authorities. - Forbes

Veterans of my opinion know exactly how I feel about this kind of attitude which is often attempted to be squashed by those that want to get away with bullying or worse. Often times those that are doing things that they know they should not be doing and know the trouble they will get into if caught try to paint people such as Matt as a “squealer” or a “nark” or a “tattle tail”. But the fact of the matter is that those are just false names given by those who know what they are doing is wrong and fear the consequences of their actions.

If you see something wrong, or even down right criminal going on it is your responsibility as an American to report it even if it is not easy to do or might result in repercussions.

Now if we can only get Matt to teach this to people in our inner cities where crimes often go unsolved even when their are hundreds of witnesses because people fear the criminals more than doing the right thing.

More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-Control Laws

(Book)

Authors:John R. Lott Jr.
Manufacturer:University Of Chicago Press
Released:15 June, 2000

Rachel’s Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott

(Book)

Authors:Beth Nimmo, Darrell Scott, Steve Rabey, Darrell Scott with Scott Rabey
Manufacturer:Nelson Books
Released:20 April, 2000

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