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Re: Bad News- Lasers replace Radar guns

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From: Phil Johnson
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1990 15:19
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In article <1111@khijol.UUCP> erc@khijol.UUCP (Ed Carp, aka Mr. Ed the talking
 horse...) writes:
>In article <8482@ingr.com> phil@ingr.UUCP (Phil Johnson) writes:
>
>I like the idea of playing ECM with the police, because they've gotten away
>from what they're really supposed to be doing, and trying to play all these
>sophisticated techno-games with people.  Basic law enforcement is where it's
>at, not let's-see-how-many-radar-detectors-we-can-find.

Police use what ever is necessary to stay ahead of the criminal.

>No wonder most criminals are never caught -- the cops are too busy catching
>the easy ones.

As the local police chief told a friend of mind who asked why the chief was
out giving speeding tickets rather than catching the bad guys: 

                  "You are one of the bad guys."

It is a question of degree of criminality, not of whether or not you are a 
criminal.

-- 
Philip E. Johnson                    UUCP:  usenet!ingr!b3!sys_7a!phil
MY words,                           VOICE:  (205) 772-2497
MY opinion!
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From: phil@ingr.com (Phil Johnson)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Bad News- Lasers replace Radar guns
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Date: 29 Jan 90 15:19:28 GMT
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