From: Norman Bassett, [EMAIL PROTECTED] A CORRECTION to my last posting. The Peace of Brest-Litovsk was signed on 3 March 1918, not in 1917 as I stated. The peace negotiations started after the Bolshevik Revolution of 17 November 1917 (it's called the "October" Revolution because that was the Russian-style date). You can look at the actual thing and associated documents on: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/forrel/1918rv1/blmenu.htm It's interesting that the Blackwell Report (available on cybershooters.org) which was the precursor to the 1920 Firearms Act, was originally commissioned on 27 February 1918, surely in full knowledge of the general progress of the war and of the Brest-Litovsk peace negotiations' possible impact on it, and delivered on 15 November 1918. There are FACTS available from which to argue and they are accessible with a little trouble taken. I think the general exchange of opinions on police corruption is healthy, but not necessarily getting us anywhere because it's more of an argument than a factually-supported debate. To comprehend the full and comprehensive horror of the situation requires a list of newspaper and government reports on the various incidents involved. IG is fighting his corner doggedly, but I don't think there's a great deal to support some of his contentions <g!> and I think the history of the police force also resembles a pit of snakes covered with a heaving blanket. When you think about it, police corruption is a sub-set of a more general British government corruption. Regards Norman Bassett drakenfels.org Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
