On Sunday 16 September 2001 20:25, R. Quenett wrote:
| Accepting ab initio the impossibility of the perfect, I personally
| would *far* rather take my chances in any situation in which both I
| and the people around me were free to arm ourselves as we chose
| than in any situation in which I and they were compelled to consign
| ourselves and our safety to the care of any government official,
| however well intentioned, well trained, and professional the first
| cohort of these might be at their beginning.
|
| Government (generally) has been shown to be utterly incompetent at
| ensuring airline security (El Al is not a counterexample). They
| should get out of the business. Now.
absolutely, entirely, utterly correct. in all respects.
--
dep
There is sobbing of the strong,
And a pall upon the land;
But the People in their weeping
Bare the iron hand;
Beware the
People weeping
When they bare the iron hand.
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