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11 March 2008

PETTY SQUABBLE TURNS DEADLY

Thomas Tavares Jr. went to collect a debt from Brian Mauck, got into an argument, and shot Brian and his wife Beverly to death with a handgun.

See Crimes of Passion.

Marlene Hornick, a real estate agent, twice warned Winnipeg police about Joseph Robert Davis, a violent career criminal, trying to trap female real estate agents by posing as a client. But the police ignored her and never warned her that Davis, while in prison for a sexual offense, took a prison nurse hostage. Davis was later arrested for attempting to rape another woman realtor. A criminal’s right to privacy outweighs the public’s right to safety.

This case teaches us to always trust our Intuition, no matter what anyone tells us.

Cops are usually trustworthy, and we’d have anarchy without them. To paraphrase Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: Cops are the faithful, ever-vigilant sheepdogs protecting their flocks from the wolves and wild dogs of the world.

That said, in this case the cops inexcusably protected a predator rather than the prey – putting more than one woman at grave risk.

Real estate agents are isolated prey for predators. See Workplace Safety - Real Estate for ways to protect yourself.

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