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(...) Nope, not me. American, was he? (...) Personally, I think this one does some good. There's serious discussion about this in the UK now, to replace the firearms of our armed police units. So long as this is still the exception rather than (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Um, no I didn't. Right now we have a system in which whoever spends the most has the better chance of being elected. The money they spend doesn't actually DO anything other than enrich PR/media organizations. (not bad in and of itself, mind (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh, I definitely agree, but again, until the tape is viewed, it's pretty useless to comment on who did what (except that it's pretty easy to comment on the cop's bad aim). (...) Agreed. (...) Damned straight - they take the job knowing fully (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) policeman was justified in the (...) could feel justified, (...) or not). (...) back on a beat until he (...) For a trained police (...) It's certainly true that we don't have enough information, but if the story is reasonably true, this is a (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Either way, I still say put it to a vote and let the American public decide. That sounds fair enough to me and I'll have no reason to complain either way since I'll know what my fellow Americans really want. Right now, I think the minority rules on (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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What's to comment? Without viewing the actual tape, we don't know if the policeman was justified in the shooting (if Browne actually did not start putting the weapon down, the police could feel justified, especially if he was holding it in a (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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After all the debate on handguns, when I saw this I knew I had to show you lot (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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If Guns Are Outlawed, Only the Government Will Have Guns. Last year Georgia made it easier for a citizen to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The liberals in this State were absolutely enraged! Cynthia Tucker, the Editorial Page Editor of (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's just part of the formula suggested in the book. If intercourse has no meaning other than pleasure, then it becomes a function that fits smoothly into the utopia. Remove all emotional ties to copulations at the earliest age possible and (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It seems kind of contradictory to advocate tight control on the bodily functions of others and yet claim to value individual rights. Chris (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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