Adam,
I hear what you're saying, but I do have to note (respectfully) that you
would probably put fear into the minds of those who (not knowing your sweet
self) behold you.
Adam, no one would dare to start up with you. That's not true for everyone.
Of course we should learn to protect ourselves and our families. We should
not rely on the government ONLY to do so. But the laws were made to protect
us from crazy, violent people. And just because we expect those laws to work
doesn't mean we "tremble in a corner." I have heard what it was like for my
family in Europe in my grandmother's time. I certainly don't want that for
my children.
Certainly, Ben escalated things by yelling at this guy. But does that give
this guy the right to start beating him up? Words and fists do not equate.
Ever in friendship,
Judith
> Brian,
>
> Props for serving in the military. I appreciate your service, as does my
> family. You have a friend in Georgia if you ever need one.
>
> If you read your message from a different angle, you can probably see how
it
> sounded to me. It really did sound like someone yelling "protect me!" to
> the government, and that is something I abhor, and find weak at its very
> foundation. If that's not what you meant, then perhaps an explanation
might
> help (if you care to give it).
>
> I have lived in the worst parts of Atlanta when I was just starting out,
and
> I am a minority in my own heighborhood -- which is exactly the way I
wanted
> it. Have you heard about Atlanta's crime statistics? They used to be the
> highest in the nation, and they are still pretty high.
>
> If the power goes out here, then we won't have to call the police when the
> criminals come a-callin'. We'll just need to call the coroner for our
> uninvited guests when it's all over. That isn't a bunch of useless macho
> talk, I assure you. It is every citizen's duty to protect his own family
by
> his own hand, and not to rely on the government to do so.
>
> BTW, the "Respectfully" is in my email signature. If it was inadvertent
> before, it is intentional now.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Adam Phillip Churvis
> Advanced Certified ColdFusion Developer
> Productivity Enhancement, Inc.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ledwith, Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 12:00 PM
> Subject: RE: Road Rage Hell
>
>
> > Adam,
> >
> > Having been in the military, and seeing firsthand what anarchy is like,
I
> > feel I'm enough of a "man" to make my statement. Have you ever walked
> > around the worst parts of Harlem, the south Bronx, or similar? Have you
> > lived there like I have? Have you been a minority in your own
> neighborhood?
> > Have you been mugged? Where are you, Georgia? What's the violent crime
> like
> > there? Come hang out here, especially when the power conveniently goes
> out
> > in a crummy neighborhood, and see the criminal scum....
> >
> > "shivering in the corner whining" you think?
> > And you sign your email with "Respectfully"?
> > Get over your macho-self.
> >
> > ~BGL
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Adam Phillip Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:34 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: Road Rage Hell
> >
> >
> > > Several personal friends of mine are devoted to getting
> > > guns OUT of peoples hands. DAILY, wearing NYPD uniforms, bullet-proof
> > > vests, and carrying guns so big most people who see them think they're
> out
> > > of a movie, they raid places 99.9% of us wouldn't want to come within
10
> > > miles of...
> >
> > Would that be out of the hands of CRIMINAL SCUM, or out of the hands of
> > LAW-ABIDING, TAX-PAYING CITIZENS like me?
> >
> > And by the way, just because you don't have the -- shall we say --
> > "inclination" to enter such a place, please don't assume that "99.9%" of
> the
> > rest of the population wouldn't. While you're shivering in the corner
> > whining "Do with my tax money what you must, to keep me safe," many of
us
> > have taken that responsibility into our own hands. This is what men are
> > supposed to do.
> >
> > Respectfully,
> >
> > Adam Phillip Churvis
> > Advanced Certified ColdFusion Developer
> > Productivity Enhancement, Inc.
> >
> > Want truly advanced database training? Register for Database
Development
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> >
> > http://www.CommerceBlocks.com
> >
> > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Phone: 770-446-8866
> >
>
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