tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post2092607319206285803..comments2023-11-23T03:26:19.410-05:00Comments on Bonnie and Clyde History: "Controversial" Quotes-- Equal TimeA. Winston Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18305418204334632255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post-42462387064507082282009-06-08T02:46:17.086-04:002009-06-08T02:46:17.086-04:00Although this sentiment is rather crudely stated--...Although this sentiment is rather crudely stated-- I would respectfully disagree with your assessment of it. This hard line tact, is a commonly held belief, expressed by many interested in B&C-- as well as by B&C aficionados who take the lawman's line. <br /><br />To me, those interested in B&C fall into 3 main groups. First, there are the B&C supporters or as sometimes expressed, the B&C hero worshipers group. This group of fervent B&C opinion providers, support the outlaws pretty much without question-- and believe B&C were not fully culpable for their actions. <br /><br />Then, there are those B&C interested parties-- who support the law, and their tracking & killing of B&C as being justified-- regardless of the methods used. To them, the ambush and barrage of hot lead-- was just what B&C deserved, and not a minute too soon. <br /><br />Then there's a 3rd group of which I include myself, who take perhaps a more balanced “centrist” view of B&C history-- which falls in between the other 2 hard line approaches. Within this opinion, there are some justifications realized re: the depression age and the tenor of the times. Although these tough years were marked by a decrease in the overall crime rate-- they were also marred by a notable increase, in murder and violent crime during this same period. However, this sympathy is tempered with the stark reality-- that anarchy could not be allowed to prevail-- and thus outlaws such as B&C needed to be stopped. The methods used to stop them, of course is a debate unto itself. <br /><br />It needs to be understood, that laws and sociologically accepted norms that existed 75 years ago, when compared to those of today-- were dramatically different. More on this another time.A. Winston Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305418204334632255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699209633460837182.post-76641203405388239242009-06-07T10:20:22.884-04:002009-06-07T10:20:22.884-04:00people who don't know what they are talking ab...people who don't know what they are talking about should not give opinions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com