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From: hart@cp1.UUCP (rod )
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Jungle boxes and crime
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Date: Wed, 20-Feb-85 18:32:13 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 20 18:32:13 1985
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> I propose legislation that will ban Third world briefcases, better know as
> Ghetto Blasters. Surveys in the Washinton DC and upper NYC areas by
> Klein and Friedkin of Harvard have shown that crime in these areas has 
> INCREASES by the CUBE of the number of portable stereos. Another thing is
> that the companies that manufacture there stereos, (JVC,Sony,Aiwa...) make
> very little money off them, in fact trade journals indicate that as many as
> 95% are stolen after they leave the factory.
>   Therefore we can see that the radios are a contributing factor to crime
> in the inner city. Banning them in our opinion is necessary to abate the 
> disturbing rise in youthful crime.
> 
> 					Hedley Rainnie
> 					Rei Shinozuka
> ihnp4!cmcl2!acf4!hkr4627
> ihnp4!cmcl2!alaya!hedley

This is the worst case of pure racism I have ever been subjected
to. I have a 19 year old son who is a student at a well known
institution of higher learning. He has never been anything but a
fine upstanding young American who should enjoy the rights guys like
me fought for in Korea and Southeast Asia. Last summer he worked to
buy a super duper radio that I personally don't care to listen to.
This clown would deprive him of his choice. I say to hell with
Hedley Rainnie and others who are stupid enough to believe they can
tell the character of a person by the type of radio they own. By
the way, I don't live in the inner city. Yes, you guessed it, I am
black and damn proud of it. I also think the Anglo ancestors of my
son would also be proud of him.

Flame on if you wish, but I am sure the many American who have
fought and died for the rights we have would second my motion to send
you back where you came from.

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