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Subject:	Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:32:42 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote:

here in the real world where dialing 911 is more likely to cause an intruder to shoot you than have the police save you, I am not willing to take that chance.

Cite, please.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0964230445/qid%3D1059146806/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-0104068-8816630

I’ve never heard this statistic and would value the chance to review the study that produced it.

Its right up there with the myth that police actually prevent crime rather than the reality of the fact that they simply investigating after the fact 99.99 percent of the time.

It’s fine if you’re employing intentional hyperbole, but that should be made clear to the audience.

Dave!

-Mike Petrucelli

Message has 2 Replies:

		Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
(...) Thanks for the link. A quick run around the Internet finds no mention of the book except on Amazon and a few dozen rabidly pro-gun websites. In itself, that's not a refutation of the book's value, but I'm hesitant to assess its worth from such (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) How about having the police services deter people from committing crimes in the first place. Its very hard to know when and where a person who is set out to commit a (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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		Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
(...) Cite, please. I've never heard this statistic and would value the chance to review the study that produced it. It's fine if you're employing intentional hyperbole, but that should be made clear to the audience. Dave! (21 years ago, 25-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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