2 men shot - confrontation at campground

Francesca Knowles wrote:

PA12DRVR wrote:
Alaska State Troopers is edited/reviewed for what gets shown on TV....it is not a complete and accurate representation of a day in the life of a Palmer or Fairbanks trooper nor an MOA police officer

Speaking of actual, real Alaska State Troopers- here's what happened to one outside Anchorage the day before this thread's two idiot subjects opened fire on each other:

News Report wrote:

ANCHORAGE -
Alaska State Troopers have identified the trooper fired on by a man he tried to speak with near Cooper Landing Sunday, before returning fire and taking the man into custody on attempted-murder charges.

A Wednesday dispatch names Trooper Kevin Gill, who has been with AST’s Soldotna Patrol Unit since August, as the trooper involved in the exchange of fire with 30-year-old Timothy J. Lange. No injuries occurred during the incident.

Troopers had received a report Sunday afternoon that a man was standing alongside Mile 55 of the Sterling Highway holding a gun. When Gill arrived at the scene and found Lange at about 2:40 p.m., Lange allegedly opened fire on Gill with a handgun, with Gill using a sidearm to fire back at him.

Link to source

An incident like that and the perception it's representative of an area, or a group, is a stretch, Francesca. I've probably had far more incidents than most people where a gun, or the potential for the use of one has occurred. But it's not representative of where I live or my real life by a long shot.If you look at the crime issue, three things jump out at you. Young males, ghettos/gangs, and drugs. We can't do anything about the males or the ghettos, but we could make life very unpleasant for the "recreational drug users". But the powers that be don't, maybe they're part of the problem rather than the solution. And the person in your post could likely be thrown in with the druggies. :)