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From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: What's wrong with this picture?
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 19:37:08 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 19:37:08 1985
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> >	Well, people, put your money where your mouth is. It costs a hell 
> >	of a lot of money to do all that. Taxes and bond issues for new 
> >	prisons get voted down regularly (at least in this part of the 
> >	country). What's wrong with this picture?
> 
> One:  Arnie hasn't stolen your clothes, unfortunately.
 
What is this supposed to mean? I'm stumped.

> Two:  Your suggestion is orthogonal to what I considered the brunt of this
> discussion:  Diminution of violence against women (qua women) by changing
> people's attitudes (societal and victims') and target toughening (escorts,
> assertiveness, arms, paranoia).  By the time the legal system gets involved
> it's too late, and someone has been damaged.
 
I don't disagree with you; I was merely responding to some people's cries
to "lock 'em up for a good long time".

What disturbs me is that you present "Your suggestion is orthogonal..." as
an answer to "What's wrong with this picture?" Are we only allowed to
make points that pass your tests for relevance?

				the (momentarily) verbally hyperactive,
					Jeff Winslow