While our legislators are busy disarming the law abiding, we are reminded to always be the victim, not a hero! Just give them your hard earned money! Shower criminals with ALOHA!

https://www.khon2.com/hawaii-crime/gunpoint-robberies-on-oahu-dont-be-a-hero/

“Whenever we hear about armed robbery and stuff, we always tell people, ‘Don’t be a hero. Your life is not worth it,” said Retail Merchants of Hawaii president Tina Yamaki. “Your adrenaline is going. We don’t want anybody to be shot. You know, a stray bullet hitting another customer or our worker. We just want it to be safe for everybody.”

Safe for everybody? Did this message get to the criminal holding the gun? I doubt he/she has taken an HPD approved safety class prior to legally acquiring the gun and registering it. How do we know that the criminal won't shoot after they got the money Tina?

"We just want it to be safe for everybody.”

That counts double for the criminal who put everyone (including themselves) in danger.

Even criminals deserve safe working conditions.

 

She has testified many times against the 2a.



Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk

It puts a whole new spin on the classic Hawaii tattoo

Too funny.

Hi Tina Yama-sock it to me........

You go first.

Show us how it's done.

Keep in mind a lot of us are slow learners so you might wanna do it a couple of times or ten.

If I was just an employee, sure I give the robber the money.  If I was the owner of a business that seems to attract robberies, mom and pop, liquor or convenience store,

you can be sure I would be wearing body armor and carrying a firearm.  Has anyone heard of a gun store getting robbed?

"....your life is not worth it"

TWSS
SMH

"....your life is not worth it"

Almost the exact words I tell the would be robber after I stopped the threat and before the accidental discharge.

Was what you were trying to steal worth your life?

" some kind of way that they can protect themselves because yes, it is it is very challenging times,” Matsuoka said.
 

The majority of people in hawaii are just like Tina Yamasaki.

"Just give it to them....."  How far are you willing to go, Tina?  Your money?  How about your body?  Are you willing to have them have their way with you without a fight?

Some people would.

The point is we as a society should not stop and say "que sera sera" when stuff like this happens.  There should be a never ending effort to bring justice and hand out punishments when these things happen. 

And this is where hawaii and other states in the nation make no effort to do.  Seems like there is only talk and no walk lately.

Let's start by giving law abiding citizens the choice to choose if they want to arm and defend themselves and their loved ones.

Sometimes when everyone knows this choice is allowed, criminals slink back into their holes and think twice before trying anything.

Don't be a hero?  This kind of cowardly talk leads to widespread apathy.  Imagine if the US was a nation of apathetic people.

Oh wait...........

Almost the exact words I tell the would be robber after I stopped the threat and before the accidental discharge.

Was what you were trying to steal worth your life?

... and is it worth taking someone else's life, getting caught, and spending the rest of your life in prison?

It's hard to plan past one step ahead when all you can think about is that next fix or drink.

It's not worth your own business that you built to give it all away to someone who is a criminal.
It's not worth your own business that supports your family.

The irony is that someone like Tina Yamaki who never owned a business before to tell business owners what their worth is....

... and is it worth taking someone else's life, getting caught, and spending the rest of your life in prison?

It's hard to plan past one step ahead when all you can think about is that next fix or drink.

You would probably be acquitted.  I worked 80-85 hours a week for 4.5 years to build a successful business.

I would not let some punk steal that from me without a fight.  Ever since I was 18 and had my car stolen

after working two summers picking pineapples to get enough money to buy it, I have had an intense hatred for people who steal.

Trusting your life to the benevolence of an armed criminal is not a strategy, it is just plain stupidity.

More and more people in hawaii are just like Tina Yamaki.

Instead of living life to its fullest and enjoying (AND PROTECTING) the fruits of your hard labor, they relinquish themselves to living the life of sheeple and fear.

Wha a f*ckn life.  I'd rather be dead.

Even prosecutors are listening to Tina Yamaki! Just give 'em to the criminals. No gun involved let 'em just take! Everybody safe! Nobody got shot! It's a 'safe' crime! Spread da ALOHA!

https://www.khon2.com/local-news/store-owner-sounds-the-alarm-on-rising-theft-urging-prosecutors-to-do-more-to-stop-it/

It’s an ongoing problem business owners say is getting worse. The issue: shoplifting.

James Gieschen, president of Sugar Sugar Hawaii retail store, said enough is enough and wants prosecutors to do more to stop it.
Local buyer says Tesla didn’t ship his special edition car and sold it to someone else

“If we just boil it down to one word, what is the issue here? It’s inaction,” Geischan said.

He is frustrated because he said his shop has been dealing with shoplifting since they opened six years ago and things have only gotten worse.

“It’s gotten really bad recently,” Geischan explained. “It’s about one to two thefts per day across all locations. And that’s a huge hit for a small business.”

Geishcan has invested thousands into a top-of-the-line surveillance system. He posts photos of the shoplifters on his store walls as a deterrent, and he reports most of the incidents to police But he said nothing seems to change.

Prosecutors grab a paycheck without actually doing anything.

Just like HPD.

Just like the Courts and the slimeballs that make up the courts.

Just like the inhabitants of the sewer at City Hall and that bldg. on Beretania St. they call the Kapitol.

Prosecutors grab a paycheck without actually doing anything.

Just like HPD.

Just like the Courts and the slimeballs that make up the courts.

Just like the inhabitants of the sewer at City Hall and that bldg. on Beretania St. they call the Kapitol.

Most states reward prosecutors with raises and advancement based on conviction rates.  The best way to keep those rates high is to avoid charging any case that has a chance of the state losing.

Who cares if letting criminals back on the streets is not in the best interest of the people?  As long as the state's employees are moving up the ladder and getting larger portions from the gravy train, life is good!

A plea deal counts as a conviction, and you only have to appear in court two times -- the bare minimum.  Show up once for the arraignment, and once to have a judge sign off on the plea deal.  Next case!!