Aahhh, see that is what made no sense. If I was so damn busy (although I have time to read every post in this thread, LOL) I'd have read the article and figured that out.
SStewart wrote: > The arrest was made by Metro transit police, they're an interjuristictional > force, who's only job is to patrol the Metro Stations. The crime rate within > the Metro system is down 41% > > sas > > Scott A. Stewart, > Web Application Developer > > Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. (ECS) > 14026 Thunderbolt Place, Suite 300 > Chantilly, VA 20151 > Phone: (703) 995-1737 > Fax: (703) 834-5527 > > "Many thousands of years ago, a blue faced Pict stepped on a bloated sheep > carcass... and thus the Pipes were born" > > .... the Scottish Rogues > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 05:04 pm > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Roberts quotes on abortion > Importance: Low > > Can I ask the bigger question here? > > WTF are the cops detaining a child on the subway for eating food when > (from what I've heard on this list and in the papers) DC has one of the > highest crime rates in America? Aren't there better things to do? I > haven't had the time to read the story, but it sounds like there might > have been more going on that just a silly French Fry eating kid. No? Yes? > > > > SStewart wrote: > >>So what do you do? If the officer just shakes his finger at them and says >>"Now, Now you can't eat on the subway" their going to laugh their collective >>asses off and then tell him to take a flying fuck in a rolling doughnut. >> >>Detaining a child until their parents can get them isn't cruel and unusual, >>it may just be the kick in the pants that a kid needs to never get arrested >>for real. >> >>Scott A. Stewart, >>Web Application Developer >> >>Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. (ECS) >>14026 Thunderbolt Place, Suite 300 >>Chantilly, VA 20151 >>Phone: (703) 995-1737 >>Fax: (703) 834-5527 >> >>"Many thousands of years ago, a blue faced Pict stepped on a bloated sheep >>carcass... and thus the Pipes were born" >> >>.... the Scottish Rogues >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 04:54 pm >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: Re: Roberts quotes on abortion >>Importance: Low >> >>I find it ridiculous that a child would be arrested and taken to a police >>station -- in DC especially -- over a housekeeping issue. Cruel and unusual >>punishment would ahve been my theory of the case. >> >>Dana >> >> On 7/20/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>>Dana wrote: >>>>parents are always responsible for the transgressions of their children. >>> >>>I >>> >>> >>>>haven't read the article yet but it definitely seems to me that somebody >>> >>>was >>> >>> >>>>way lacking in a sense of proportion. >>> >>>Not IMO. This was one of those week long "sting" operations where the >>>police told the public they'd be out and what the consequences would >>>be if caught. >>> >>>The girl either didn't know, or didn't care, about the rules and was >>>caught. The consequences were arrest. >>> >>>It's probably the last fry she'll ever eat on the Metro. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Contribute 3 from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=53 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:165635 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
