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Well stated, John! As an ex Air Force cop and EST (SWAT) team member, I totally agree. I'm sorry, but you don't see a pack of Soccer Moms (at least not usually) wearing gang regalia and stealing stereos! :) This country has become WAY to politically correct. C'mon! Getting rid of Indian mascots at High Schools because of the fear it might offend? Even the Indians, er, I mean Native Americans, are laughing at that one. One Nation, Under God.... With Liberty and JUSTICE for ALL Zach N41889 McKinney, TX > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > Enjoy your flight Wednesday Percy-- I will be working at the airport in the > afternoon unless called in earlier. Let's hope not... > > For the record, I don't advocate discrimination against any particular > ethnicity or the like. I think rounding up the Japanese, looking at it now, > was very bad and very sad. I can see how it happened at the time but I > advocate no such action and we have learned from some of our collective > mistakes. > > I just think people need to get their heads out of their cockpits and realize > that we need to be ALWAYS looking for persons and things that don't seem quite > right...persons we THINK may be up to no good - guess what? They MAY be up > to no good. > > I have been a Police Officer for a very long time now, and I guess my 'bad guy > detector' still works pretty good. Recently I caught a bunch of car stereo > thieves working one of the airport car parking lots. I don't discriminate > against anyone, but 'racial profiling' is a fact of life. When I saw a group > of a teenage local minority ethnic group youngsters, who were dressed in gang > regallia, hanging around a car lot, driving a low rider car, it somehow > sparked my concern meter to level 10. I could have ignored my little voice > because I didn't want to seem to be racially profiling or.... but... I didn't. > My suspicions were confirmed and we broke up a large theft ring because of > that arrest. > > Sometimes, you have to listen to your little voice, and make a call to law > enforcement to check something out. Maybe it's nothing. Maybe it is. It > does not hurt to have our federal agents out doing their jobs and checking out > suspicious persons. I can say that. Because, besides being a wing-nut, I am > not up to no good. If they want to come check me out, that is OK with me. > > We have gone too far toward being 'politically correct' and thus, not wanting > to OFFEND anyone, we harbor some of these terrorist (expletive derogatory term > deleted) in our own communities. Turning a blind eye because you don't want > to offend is not patriotism, in my view. We have to watch out for the enemy > AMONGST us, not just across the big pond. > > Just my view and I do respect yours. Have a great flight Weds! I flew the > Cessna 206 this morning, 10 landings (walked away from all of them, anyhow) > and got the final checkride so I can fly it solo now. Also learned that one > of our group members landed our '58 182 hard on the nose. Bent the firewall, > tunnel ram, etc. Man is it going to be expensive to fix. Makes me want to > throw up just thinking about it... > > Have a great day everyone. John in BOI > >>>> Percy Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/09/02 10:20PM >>> > At 07:00 PM 9/9/02 -0600, John Barsness wrote: >> >> >> If terrorists intend to attack us, they will find a way. Our best defense >> is a to develop a good offense--don't let the bastards get away with these >> activities without swift and sure retaliation. Let us be very vigilant >> about who is living next door, and report suspicious people and activities >> to the FBI. > > I agree, John, that if they want you, they'll get you - read what N. > Machivelli said about > whether The Prince should be loved. And for sure, let's get `em when we can. > I don't agree with the "suspicious people," though. I feel dishonored > that my country > picked up most all the Japanese during our recent unpleasantness with > them. Yeah, > keep a weary eye out. No, don't report everybody spitting on the sidewalk! > >> >> >> Stirring up sentiment against small aircraft pilots is NOT the way to stop >> terrorism. It IS a component of the fear-factor that leads to the erosion >> of freedoms we hold dear in this country. > > Now, here we agree again. Our fear equals their win. > By the way, I am going flying on Wednesday. Better than watching endless > repeats of a dark day on TV. Yes, I plan to avoid the TSR's du jour. And > I will call > Flight Service to know where they are. Any body else up to showing that We > The > People own the skys? > Percy in Portland > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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