not really. Rodney King was a while ago now and afaik the underlying issues with the northern suburbs have not been addressed. I'm not defending the riot -- just saying that it was totally predictable. Turnstile jumping is, or at least was, quite common, and there were less volatile places to crack down on it.
> The riots were months ago. A better analogy would be arresting > someone > for shoplifting today in Watts, right now. > > I've got absolutely no sympathy for a turnstyle jumper, less for any > violent act they perpetrate, and no patience for rioters without a > purpose. Useless scum, as they were labeled last year about sums it > up > for me. > > > > On 3/28/07, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what's your point? The Gare du Nord is the main commuter hub into St > Denis and the other areas that rioted not long ago. A good analogy > might be arresting someone for not using their turn signal, in Watts, > right after the Rodney King verdicts. > > > > Something the police are entitled to do that nonetheless isn't very > smart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:231512 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
