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David B. Spradlin wrote:
> 
> In article <allisat-2206961919280001@voyager1.lglobal.com>, earth.general wrote:
> 
> >         Is it just me or is anyone out there
> >         suspicious of these kind of articles?
> >         We are not snitches for the police or
> >         informants on our neighbours.
> 
> Unless of course it was your loved one that was missing and you were
> trying to find them.
> 
> The police are always the bad guys until someone robs your house right.
> Get real, don't do anything illegal and you have nothing to worry about.


Mr Spradlin,
     
     I would like to address two points.  The first, your 
statement "The police are always the bad guys until someone 
robs your house right."  You have a valid point, unfortunately, 
what most poeple fail to realize, the government is what gives 
the police the power over the citizens.  This allows the bad 
apples in any police force to abuse their power, thereby making 
all police look bad.  There are many officers which are decent 
and would not think about abusing the awesome power with which 
they are entrusted, but then again, they are only human and 
humans are corruptable.  If the power of the police were 
limited, they would have a tougher time to abuse their power 
and thus have an easier time retaining an untarnished image.

     What does an officer abuse in order to sully the reputation 
of the police?  A law.  Your second statement "Get real, don't 
do anything illegal and you have nothing to worry about." is 
rather shocking if you truly belive this.  In order for 
something to be illegal, it means that the law must say that you 
can do said act.  Therefore, the mere ownership of spraypaint 
cans can be made into an illegal act at the stroke of a pen.  
I assure you, as silly as my exapmle is, some localities have 
surely thought of this as a means to curb grafiti.  Now expand 
that example a little.  Some genius in office says that the best 
way to reduce crime is to keep an eye on everyone.  Therefore, 
everyone must phone the police, if they are leaving town.  Under 
your statement, "...don't do anything illegal and you have 
nothing to worry about", we should automatically capitulate to 
these unreasonable requests, because if you aren't doing 
anything wrong, why worry.  How long will it be before the most 
simple act is considered to be illegal?  
 
     I have no problem with people posting "Missing Persons" 
queries to the net, as long as the goverment is limited in what 
it can do to citizens outside of their direct interference in 
others lives.

Good day,

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   <'^'> JGB-9357 <'^'>

   "They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little
    temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"
                                            -- Benjamin Franklin
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