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Re: Has shooting cars gone out of style?

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From: Paul Kraczkowski
Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 00:00
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In article <5kg4b7$sqf@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>, dontwant@spam.here (Randy) wrote:
>ezwriter@netcom.com (kEN Colburn) wrote:
>
>>Actually, they can still go pretty far on flat tires.
>
>And can be followed and apprehended legally, with or without flat
>tires. 
> 
>>Notice how everyone gets upset when a cop shoots someone but in thousands 
>>of punks shooting innocent people cases, no one says anything?
>
>No, I don't notice that at all, Ken.  In fact, what I notice is
>rediculous statements made by people like you asserting such, with
>overwhelming proof to the contrary.
>
>How many news reports do you see of "punks shooting innocent people"
>every day? Plenty. And how much outcry is there?  Constant.  But we
>didn't hire those "punks" to "shoot innocent people" so we can't do a
>helluva lot about it but sit in our houses and think about how sad it
>is.  COPS on the other hand, we *have* hired and *can* do something
>about. Cops are paid to defend life, not to take it unjustifyably, and
>whenever you entrust someone with deadly power they are held to a
>higher standard because they have to be, to protect innocent citizens
>from misuse/abuse of that power.  Which is where the outcry comes in
>when a cop misuses or abuses that trust that we, as citizens, have
>placed in him/her.
>
>Cops are forced to shoot people justifyably every day - it is on the
>news quite often and we are thankful they are there to do it. The ONLY
>
>time there is an "outcry" is when it is NOT justified. When cops DON'T
>follow the law. So let's not confuse the good cops with the bad ones,
>like this asshole who stepped in front of the Fiero so he could shoot
>the driver and claim later that the driver was trying to run him over.
>I guess he didn't know there'd be a film at 11.
>
>Your rhetoric lacks any analytical thinking.  Don't simply repeat
>things you hear.  Think a little why don't you -
>
>Randy
>
>
>>-- 
>>ezwriter@netcom.com
>>The gas station restroom on the Info Superhighway.
>
>
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From: pwork@geocities.com (Paul Kraczkowski)
Subject: Re: Has shooting cars gone out of style?
Date: 1997/05/03
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