en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/567812 Comments by lcconservative http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/stkarnick/2009/06/13/americas-greatest-movie-star/#IDComment24159373 On reflection, Wayne's and Hawks' views about High Noon are consistent with actual western history. No western town would allow outlaws to come in and take over. And there are at least three incidents that prove this, two famous, and one not so famous: Northfield, Minnesota, in which townspeople pretty much shot the James/Younger gang to Hell. Coffeyville , Kansas, where the Dalton Gang (a pair of idiots, the Daltons) was similarly shot to pieces. Campo, California, where Cruz Lopez and his gang were bested by a small party of townspeople. Westerners did not require sworn law enforcement officers to keep order in their towns, they often took care of problems directly, just as portrayed in many of Wayne's films. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:57:10 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/stkarnick/2009/06/13/americas-greatest-movie-star/#IDComment24159373