Fear & Gun Control

Wasted Honor -

Carl R. ToersBijns is the author of the Wasted Honor Trilogy [Wasted Honor I,II and Gorilla Justice] and his newest book From the Womb to the Tomb, the Tony Lester Story, which is a reflection of his life and his experiences as a correctional officer and a correctional administrator retiring with the rank of deputy warden in the New Mexico and Arizona correctional systems.

Carl also wrote a book on his combat experience in the Kindle book titled - Combat Medic - Men with destiny - A red cross of Valor -

Carl is considered by many a rogue expert in the field of prison security systems since leaving the profession. Carl has been involved in the design of many pilot programs related to mental health treatment, security threat groups, suicide prevention, and maximum custody operational plans including double bunking max inmates and enhancing security for staff. He invites you to read his books so you can understand and grasp the cultural and political implications and influences of these prisons. He deals with the emotions, the stress and anxiety as well as the realities faced working inside a prison. He deals with the occupational risks while elaborating on the psychological impact of both prison worker and prisoner.

His most recent book, Gorilla Justice, is an un-edited raw fictional version of realistic prison experiences and events through the eyes of an anecdotal translation of the inmate’s plight and suffering while enduring the harsh and toxic prison environment including solitary confinement.

Carl has been interviewed by numerous news stations and newspapers in Phoenix regarding the escape from the Kingman prison and other high profile media cases related to wrongful deaths and suicides inside prisons. His insights have been solicited by the ACLU, Amnesty International, and various other legal firms representing solitary confinement cases in California and Arizona. He is currently working on the STG Step Down program at Pelican Bay and has offered his own experience insights with the Center of Constitutional Rights lawyers and interns to establish a core program at the SHU units. He has personally corresponded and written with SHU prisoners to assess the living conditions and how it impacts their long term placement inside these type of units that are similar to those in Arizona Florence Eyman special management unit where Carl was a unit deputy warden for almost two years before his promotion to Deputy Warden of Operations in Safford and Eyman.

He is a strong advocate for the mentally ill and is a board member of David's Hope Inc. a non-profit advocacy group in Phoenix and also serves as a senior advisor for Law Enforcement Officers Advocates Council in Chino, California As a subject matter expert and corrections consultant, Carl has provided interviews and spoken on national and international radio talk shows e.g. BBC CBC Lou Show & TV shows as well as the Associated Press.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Fear & Gun Control

There are perhaps more crucial reasons why crime and fear has so much in common. After all, criminal events even at their most basic and fundamental levels can be frightening to many. They are in fact, a reminder that the world is not a safe place and that danger can strike at any time or anywhere with life ending at a moment’s notice at the hand of a criminal.

Dealing with fear and crime is at the root of a basic humanistic conflict. The danger of being killed or harmed outweighs the ability to be safe in a proper social order that is in compliance with society’s rules of law. Hence the absence of law creates an anarchist situation where the need of self-preservation and survival falls on the human who feels they are in imminent danger.

Based on the rate of crime whether determined by demographics or statistical data gathered by the government, there is a need for protection; a protection that the police cannot provide under all reasonable conditions when a crime is committed. Controlling crimes takes a strategy by the police but is flawed by not having sufficient resources available to prevent all crimes. Thus by de facto thinking, the citizens feels the need to arm themselves with guns or other defensive weapons.

Judging from the attention by criminalists it seems that it is logical and rational to think that fear is a reasonable reaction to the consequences of becoming a victim of a crime. This has been documented over and over in history as the violence and the social situations have changed relatively little in rate thus making it open for serious personal consequences of victimization. The most egregious fear of mankind is the fear of crime.

Fear must not be belittled. Although the fear of crime is more prevalent that actual victimization the reaction to fear is to take precautionary measures to sufficiently defend themselves at home, on the road or in the workplace. First we must believe that fear is real. It carries with it various emotional mindsets, attitudes or perceptions.

Perceptions that focus on the mistrust of others, anxiety, perceived risk, fear of strangers and concern about high crime neighborhoods or public places. This is all based on the fact that many of us believe that our country has been declining in national morality that impacts us directly or indirectly that divides fear into other emotions as well such as sadness, anger, despair or giving up on our human race. It is reasonable to believe that owning a firearm, whether a handgun, rifle or shotgun is a viable option to counter or relax these fears of criminal behaviors in our community. It is also reasonable to expect to defend oneself in place until a call to 911 is made and the delayed arrival of the police could be too late for your self, family or friends to survive the crime committed.