On Sun, 29 Apr 2001 11:07:39 -0400, "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, 2001-04-29 09:46 >Subject: [USMA:12543] Re: All out WAR! > >On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:24:05 +0200, "Han Maenen" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>To all, >> >>Threatening lawsuits against private organizations which place metric >>signage prove once again what the BWMA and their ilk are really after. > >Which private organisations are they proposing to prosecute? >Re-read the attached article below which was originally attached. I didn't >use the word "proposing", but threatening. How else would you interpret >this: > >The British Weights and Measures Association invites the citizens of >Sedgemoor to bring a private prosecution of their District Council for >inciting a criminal offence. > >I interpret this as a threat. This is where I was coming from. Do you see >things differently? My question referred to the prosecution of PRIVATE organisations. The only suggestion prosecution is against a District Council, which is very much a public body. But I would not interpret "invites the citizens of Sedgemoor to bring a private prosecution" as being a threat. Our opponents have never let the facts get in the way of their prejudices. We must be particularly scrupulous in being accurate in our own arguments; pointing out the inconsistencies and disinformation of the BWMA is one of our strongest weapons. Chris -- UK Metrication Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/
