Re: oppose nomination of John Ashcroft

[Declan McCullagh]

On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 04:13:32PM -1000, Reese wrote:
> Then why were the troops laying siege to the compound, instead of
> snatching koresh when he made one of his frequent trips into town?

Because sometimes a show of force is perceved as necessary.

Heck, employers do it to employees all the time. We do it to our pets
when teaching them a lesson. Why should cops be any different?

> And _you_ think _I've_ bought into a statist line.

Um, sure.

-Declan