Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadre.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!mcnc!idis!cadre!sm From: sm@cadre.UUCP Newsgroups: net.legal,net.politics Subject: Re: NYC subway "hero" Message-ID: <179@cadre.ARPA> Date: Sat, 19-Jan-85 11:20:39 EST Article-I.D.: cadre.179 Posted: Sat Jan 19 11:20:39 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Jan-85 02:47:24 EST References: <776@reed.UUCP> <709@hou2h.UUCP> <912@amdahl.UUCP> <305@desint.UUCP> <170@cadre.ARPA> <302@mhuxm.UUCP> Reply-To: sm@cadre.ARPA (Sean McLinden) Organization: Decision Systems Lab., Univ. of Pgh. Lines: 23 Xref: watmath net.legal:1333 net.politics:7010 Summary: In article <302@mhuxm.UUCP> abeles@mhuxm.UUCP writes: >Interestingly, today's radio news on the way to work included a report >of a similar incident in Chicago--a man shot two punks who tried to hold >him up with knives. He used a gun concealed in a paper bag. While I >feel it is wrong to punish these low-lifes too harshly (i.e., by killing >them) it is definitely a good thing to put some fear into their pointy >little heads. > >--J. Abeles More interestingly, (according to the evening news), the Chicago "authorities" have decided not to pursue this man. Apparently witnesses were able to state that he had "clearly" been the victim of an attempted molestation. When we think about the power that our courts have to interpret the law we shouldn't forget how much authority the local police departments and county prosecutor's office have in deciding which cases actually come to trial. Sean McLinden