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From: John Fields on 2 Oct 2006 17:25 On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:32:11 +0100, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >Gordon wrote: > >> This is sad and very unfortunate. The thing we must ask ourselves >> is, had I been one of the cops would/should I have waited for the >> suspect to pull what ever he had in his pocket out and just hope >> it wasn't a gun? >> >> I should think there was a language barrier, and the suspect >> didn't understand what the cops were trying to tell him to do and >> the cops didn't understand the suspect's replies to their >> commands. The cops probably thought he was going for a gun, and >> weren't willing to just wait and see if he started shooting. > >This is a problem in a country where gun ownership is so widespread of course. --- Less of a problem than in the UK where if the perp had a gun and the cops didn't _they'd_ probably be dead. -- John Fields Professional Circuit Designer
From: Eeyore on 2 Oct 2006 17:25 John Fields wrote: > I think they're talking about buggery, Graham. Such huge intellects work in strange ways. Graham
From: lucasea on 2 Oct 2006 17:25 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:cct2i212ak2vq714ussr88s3f1tb2kram9(a)4ax.com... > We have our rude cities... NYC and Boston come to mind, though Boston > has gotten much better in recent years. When I was in grad school in the late 80s, I struck up an unusual friendship with my 80-year old crusty born-and-bred Bostonian landlord. He once confided in me that, when he was younger, Boston was a much more pleasant city to live and especially drive in. His take was that their economic success in the 60s - 80s lead to a large influx of non-Bostonians. I have experienced this before, and it does tend to make a place much less friendly, since the populace has fewer emotional ties to the area, and thus less interest in making it a pleasant place to be. That, and maybe the Boston press have finally gotten that chip off their shoulder about "The Curse".... :^) > I've often pondered if > rudeness is inversely correlated with personal economic health. Maybe, but I've spent lots of time in several large US cities, and San Francisco and San Diego are both among the wealthiest and also among the friendliest. Eric Lucas
From: Eeyore on 2 Oct 2006 17:26 John Fields wrote: > On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:32:11 +0100, Eeyore wrote: > >Gordon wrote: > > > >> This is sad and very unfortunate. The thing we must ask ourselves > >> is, had I been one of the cops would/should I have waited for the > >> suspect to pull what ever he had in his pocket out and just hope > >> it wasn't a gun? > >> > >> I should think there was a language barrier, and the suspect > >> didn't understand what the cops were trying to tell him to do and > >> the cops didn't understand the suspect's replies to their > >> commands. The cops probably thought he was going for a gun, and > >> weren't willing to just wait and see if he started shooting. > > > >This is a problem in a country where gun ownership is so widespread of course. > > --- > Less of a problem than in the UK where if the perp had a gun and the > cops didn't _they'd_ probably be dead. Your fondness for killing is noted. Graham
From: Gordon on 2 Oct 2006 17:27
On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:29:55 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:21:19 -0700, John Larkin ><jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >>On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:56:34 +0100, "T Wake" >><usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >>>news:45214B1B.7A9DD9AD(a)earthlink.net... >>>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I've seen very few French tourists here in AZ... probably because >>>>> they'd be shunned ;-) >>>> >>>> >>>> The ones I've met in Florida were quite rude, and about as ignorant >>>> as the donkey. They think we owe them a huge favor because they came >>>> here to harass us. :( >>> >>>All French people are rude. That is why no one likes them. Even the French >>>don't like themselves. >>> >> >>I drove around France for six weeks once. The people in cities were >>often rude, > >Absolutely! Probably from breathing the sewage stench constantly ;-) > >>and the people in small towns and in the countryside were >>almost always cheerful and friendly. > >Absolutely! I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between rural >France and rural WV except for the road signs. > >>In the US, I find city and >>country people mostly friendly, without a big difference. >> >>I think the rudest place I've been was Moscow... glories of Socialism >>and all that. >> >>John > >We have our rude cities... NYC and Boston come to mind, though Boston >has gotten much better in recent years. I've often pondered if >rudeness is inversely correlated with personal economic health. > > ...Jim Thompson > Jim, I lived "back east" for a while, some years back. I can vouch for the snooty attitude of the people up the eastern seaboard. In NYC I always felt this was because no one trusted anyone else, no matter where you came from. In Boston it seems the locals regard anyone from another location as the outfall of that riffraff that followed Horace Greeley's call to "go west, young man, go west." They think the better ones remained steadfast and the lower class people drifted on west, and when any of their descendants return they are to be looked down upon. There was a rather funny story in circulation during those times. It seems there was a funeral for a 92 year old fellow named Howard. The preacher was eulogizing Howard and talked about how Howard's parents came to this town when Howard was just a babe. Howard's parents bought a general store down on 2nd street and operated it until they retired. Howard grew up and went to a local school then married a local girl and took over his parents store when they retired. Howard raised a son who took over the store when Howard retired. Except for the first few months, Howard had lived all his 92+ years in this town. The preacher finished the eulogy, saying, "It's almost like Howard was one of us." Gordon |