Jim Graham wrote: If my son had ran on to a porch near Bloomington Avenue and was cowering while a gun waving "Gangbanger" agitatedly paced back and forth, I would feel much better knowing the adult inside possessed a gun.
Jana Metge writes back: This is from a sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Nov. 6, 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama - "As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love. Let no man pull you so low as to hate him. Always avoid violence. If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in your struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and your chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos. I think this about says it all. Sorry Jim, I don't agree with you....at all. There has to be a better way. - Jana Metge, Phillips resident; Crime Victim of house take-over, violation, destruction, and absolute theft 1997. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
