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Article #3639Re: Has shooting cars gone out of style?
From: Paul Kraczkowski
Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 00:00
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. > > >--------------------- Gosh with this attitude now wonder Los Angeles is like it is To e mail me remove the 12 from my e mail address. Paul Paul's Internet Adviser Service http://www.geocities.com/heartland/9809/index.html
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101eb4,5f4e4f39ded29d71 X-Google-Attributes: gid101eb4,public X-Google-Thread: 1078ec,5f4e4f39ded29d71 X-Google-Attributes: gid1078ec,public X-Google-Thread: 107d03,7cba46a26d03584f X-Google-Attributes: gid107d03,public From: pwork@geocities.com (Paul Kraczkowski) Subject: Re: Has shooting cars gone out of style? Date: 1997/05/03 Message-ID: <5kgd4p$eb4$1@zinger.callamer.com> X-Deja-AN: 239435575 References: <tomklemE9Gxt7.o1@netcom.com> <slrn5mksh9.5c.root@tailor.aleim.net> <slrn5mksps.5c.root@tailor.aleim.net> <ezwriterE9L0J7.HIp@netcom.com> <5kg4b7$sqf@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com> Organization: mine Newsgroups: la.general,fl.general,soc.culture.african.american