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11 March 2008

PETTY SQUABBLE TURNS DEADLY

COUPLE GUNNED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING
Tacoma WA – Thomas Tavares Jr. said he went to collect a $50 debt from his neighbor Brian Mauck and became upset when Mauck insulted him. Tavares shot Brian in the face with a handgun. ... His wife Beverly Mauck tried to run away, but Tavares shot her in the head. The Maucks were found dead with three close-range gunshot wounds to each of their heads.
Excerpted from KATU TV Portland OR – 25 January 2008

Everyday human behavior often simmers just below the boiling point of a violent eruption. One-third of all homicides are escalations of trivial squabbles arising among coworkers, neighbors, drivers, friends and family – killing dozens of people every day worldwide.

These killers are not predators hunting for prey, but human time-bombs on the verge of exploding into a rampage if ordinary events converge into a perfect storm. Witnesses usually claim afterward that the violence took everyone by surprise – but a closer look almost always reveals glaring warning signs that they and the victims had ignored. None are so blind as those who refuse to see.

See Losing It - Petty Murders.

COPS WERE WARNED OF REALTOR ATTACKER
Winnipeg police were warned four months ago about a violent career criminal who was trying to lure female real estate agents into his home. Marlene Hornick – a real estate agent – said Joseph Robert Davis tried to lure her into his apartment last fall by posing as a prospective homebuyer. ... Davis – who has a violent criminal past dating back nearly 20 years, including sexual and physical violence against women – was arrested by police yesterday for allegedly luring another woman realtor into his apartment and attempting to rape her. ... Hornick said she twice went to police to report his suspicious behaviour. But her warnings fell on deaf ears. "They never warned me that this man was a sexual offender. Why didn't they at least tell me that? Because our justice system is more concerned about protecting the rights of criminals, not victims.” ... Hornick said police assured her Davis – who once took part in a hostage-taking of a prison nurse during a botched escape plan – was "harmless."
Excerpted from The Winnipeg Sun – 10 January 2008

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. I hope the newspaper digs deeper into this outrageous situation to find out who’s at fault – the legislators or the cops – then name, shame, and hound them until they change their ridiculous policy.

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

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