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DATE | 2008-11-05 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Police
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From lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Wed Nov 5 13:25:00 2008 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id mA5IOvvm023087 for ; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:24:59 -0500 Received: (from majordomo-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id mA5IOvMh023086 for hangout-outgoings; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:24:57 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: majordomo set sender to lest-hangout-at-nylxs.com using -f Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id mA5IOtQk023079 for ; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:24:57 -0500 Received: (from ruben-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id mA5IOtBS023078 for hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:24:55 -0500 Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:24:55 -0500 From: Ruben Safir To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Police Message-ID: <20081105182455.GA22797-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> References: <7405d1440811031308h364bcd17m3c1237ada824da46-at-mail.gmail.com> <20081103211950.GA25867-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> <9e8718c60811041411n2ea9ac68iea9e51fa14d12c21-at-mail.gmail.com> <4910EF2A.5040604-at-vnetworx.net> <4910F4FE.20006-at-mrbrklyn.com> <49110419.6060402-at-vnetworx.net> <4911078D.40607-at-mrbrklyn.com> <4911AD7F.1060601-at-michaellrichardson.com> <4911B431.7080203-at-mrbrklyn.com> <4911E42F.5000107-at-michaellrichardson.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <4911E42F.5000107-at-michaellrichardson.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
On Wed, Nov 05, 2008 at 01:21:35PM -0500, Michael L. Richardson wrote: > > Ruben, my fear of being shot by the police is real, I live with it every > day, and have not come to terms with it. Consider my neighbors did not > take a oath to protect me, the police did. When I was growing up I > learned that if I needed help to call the Fire Department, not the > Police in 56 years I have not found a reason to change that. Yes I > know we call 911 now and they send who they think is best (if I need > help I will report a fire and take my chances with the courts). >
Your fear might be real, but it is irrational. Your neighbors are far more dangous to you than the police.
When we were stopped for that ticket that evening a few months back, I was the one nervous. You were cool as a cat.
Ruben
> Ruben Safir wrote: > >Michael L. Richardson wrote: > >>the presidency is a job you do not learn until you are in it no > >>matter what other positions ou have had. As I have said ever sense > >>the 1950's I have been told and expect NYC to be nuked. I do not let > >>that stop me from living. my biggest concern is getting shot by the > >>police and that has and does affect my life. > > > > > >Yeah I know, this irrational fear of the police when factually you > >are far more likely to be shot by a neighbor. > >like 40,000 to 1 better odds, even in this post Rudy era. > (snip) > > > > > >FWIW, the risk levels as they are now accessed are higher now than at > >any time in your life that NYC will be attacked with nuclear weapons, > >although this > >accessment dipped significantly after the Falujah operation in Iraq. > >It is creeping up again though because of the nuclear arming of Iran > >and the instability > >in Pakistan. You should get a hold of some serious foreign policy > >journals and read them. Also the US Military puts out a serious > >report yearly that is > >available publicly and then there is Janes. > > > >
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