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From: mroddy@enmasse.UUCP (Mark Roddy)
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Subject: what? goetz in disguise!
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Date: Sun, 17-Feb-85 18:07:19 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 17 18:07:19 1985
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> (stuff about IRA and who cares.)
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> In addition to that, they have made an honourary Grand Marshall of the
> police officer who was indicted in the Bumpers case.  (When you think
> about it, if a regular citizen is allowed to use a handgun against
> an *unseen* screwdriver, then a shotgun ought to be able to be used
> against a visible carving knife, even if the person weilding it is 
> both obese and arthritic :-}, or is it that the police shouldn't be
> allowed to use deadly force, only private citizens? :-)

	Now wait a second, the police are trained in the use
	of deadly force. They are specially empowered to use
	forceful measures to preserve the public order.
	As a consequence they are, and should be, held to a
	much higher standard than the general public.

	Instead of smirking smiley-faces obscuring whatever
	meaning was intended, (which are you against,
	making Bumpers a grand marshall, the police being
	held to a different standard than citizens, or
	shooting crazed senior citizens, any or all of
	these?)

	Besides, if Bumpers was obese and arthritic, what
	was he doing on the please force? (:->{@*

					Mark roddy