David Roden wrote: > Someone mentioned "zero tolerance," which is just another name for > intolerance. > It's of no help to rail against this attitude. We simply have to deal > with it.
I respectully care to disagree. While I know I have to pick my battles or get stranded everywhere, I do not wish to accept zero tolerance (AKA intolerance) and lack of common sense, since the reason we are moving that way is because some people benefit from the situation where people are fearful, intolerant and not risking to decide on their own authority. This shows a lack of love for fellow human beings and I care to disagree with that behavior, even though I encounter it frequently. I care to live in a world where it is common to give instead of take, where people are interested to learn about their differences instead of huddle in a clique, afraid of those differences and in general, where people do care about each other. Call me old fashioned or call me idealist - I will wear both as badges of honor. And I *do* like to meet people who are very different from me, even if there is a scare mixed into the joy feeling in that encounter. Did you ever see the article about the black guy (Daryl Davis) befriending KKK members? <http://guardianlv.com/2013/11/kkk-member-walks-up-to-black-musician-in- bar-but-its-not-a-joke-and-what-happens-next-will-astound-you/> OK, let's return to EVs now... Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info Skype: cor_van_de_water Tel: +1 408 383 7626 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EVDL Administrator Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 1:09 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV owner charged w/ stealing $0.05 worth of juice(video) On 4 Dec 2013 at 13:50, Lee Hart wrote: > Wouldn't it have been better for the officer to simply ask, "Did you get > permission to use this outlet? And if not, unplug." > Of course. This is what you would probably have gotten 20 or 30 years ago. Today, you might still, but it's less likely. Someone mentioned "zero tolerance," which is just another name for intolerance. I could say more, but it would be straying off topic. In the novel Les Miserables, Jean Valjean got prison for stealing a loaf of bread. Apparently Victor Hugo's message hasn't connected over 150 years later, if we're seeing people arrested for stealing 5 cents' worth of electricity. It's of no help to rail against this attitude. We simply have to deal with it. As EVers, we're perceived as unconventional - or, perhaps worse, as elitist. Both are red flags for many kinds of authority figures. Be careful out there. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
