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Subject: 
Re: socialism etc. (was: Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
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Date: 
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 00:55:12 GMT
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On Thu, 18 Nov 1999 19:46:53 GMT, Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com>
wrote:

do). The clerk had some justification in being concerned that I was
trying to rip them off, so pulling the gun was a questionable act, but
not something for lawsuit material.

Pulling a bloody _gun_ on someone because you believe he may trying to
cheat you out of a few dollars of gas is _not_ lawsuit material?
Sheesh. And I thought you could sue for virtually anything (and epxect
to win) in the US system.. ;)

Gee, I've
worn a balaclava around town before when it's been cold. Do I have to
worry about a store clerk blowing me away?

Probably.

BTW, please snip the .signatures of people you're replying to.

And Scott - if you won't make the .sig McQuary compliant, at least add
a proper sig deliminator, huh? "\n-- \n" (<enter>, <dash>, <dash>,
<space>, <enter>)

Jasper



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  Re: socialism etc. (was: Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
 
(...) I wasn't meaning that wouldn't be lawsuit material in todays world. I was meaning it shouldn't be lawsuit material. At least in todays world of holdups etc. his actions were NOT unreasonable. He also never AIMED the gun at me (just made it (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: socialism etc. (was: Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
 
(...) Perhaps I should have clarified what I did a little better. I didn't start out to cause a ruckus, but it is hard to be totally polite when you're tired and way past ready to be home and in bed. I think I started by pointing out in a reasonably (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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