Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!abc From: abc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Brint Cooper ) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.politics Subject: Re: NYC subway hero Message-ID: <7032@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sun, 6-Jan-85 00:10:37 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.7032 Posted: Sun Jan 6 00:10:37 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 7-Jan-85 02:18:06 EST References: <121@cadre.UUCP> <4850@utzoo.UUCP> <3989@ucbvax.ARPA> <6910@brl-tgr.ARPA> <4006@ucbvax.ARPA> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 29 Xref: watmath net.legal:1214 net.politics:6615 > > In reference to the chap who was about to blast the punks who were > > harrasing his family, killing his dogs, etc, I can't help but wonder > > what his story would sound like had he shot and killed one of the "T > > shirts" only to find it was a member of his family who had gone to > > investigate noise in the yard or, perhaps, an off-duty policeman who was > > there for the same reason. > > > > Brint > > The rest of my family were in the room next to mine. I lived on a farm > that was way out in the boonies, and the house is about a mile from the nearest road. > Nobody comes around unless they come through a driveway or sneak thru > the mile long trek thru the vineyard. Off duty police officer? > No way. As for neighbors and folks, they are equally far away. When > they notice something, they always call first. Out this far away, > everyone always deals with trouble themselves, if you wait for the police > to get there, your throat would be slit before they got in the driveway. > > Life in rural areas tends to be a lot different than in urban ones... > > Milo So, it is ABSOLUTELY SURE that anyone in your yard at that time of night is on such evil business that he deserves to die? There is ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE that you would EVER shoot an innocent person? Amazing. B