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CONGRATULATIONS BILL! I do believe you have been inducted into
the "Blocked Senders List HALL OF FAME"!
Pull your head out mate,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:50
AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 'Rites
& Wrong Cartoon (2), and Mike Farmer's Park Forest
Just another adventure Mike,
I thought you were over
that.
Join the Lunar team Mike.
I was blackmailed and threatened by Police Cheif
DiGuardio, it was in the papers, I was forced to return a $5000 piece of
meteorite. I could have fought it but did not have the time as I was traveling
alot last year.
He demanded the stone several times, threatend to
file charges, then in the newspaper interview, he said he never did that. If
he had not done that, I would not have returned the stone.
Mike Farmer
To the people in Park Forest? Is that piece I
returned to Police Cheif DiGuardio on display in the town, or did he re-sale
it.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 6:04
PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 'Rites
& Wrong Cartoon (2), and Mike Farmer's Park Forest
En un mensaje con fecha 03/29/2004 4:56:01 PM
Mexico Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
escribe:
Such thefts did not occur in Park Forest and I resent the
implication that they did.
For those of us not
fortunate enough to have the resources to visit the fair town of Park Forest
Illinois and partake in the thrilling permitted hunting, this is interesting
to read about, considering I am always hearing about how dangerous Mexico is
to travel in and whether it's true or not, I don't much like hearing
it.
Without confronting the alledged racist content which is not my
place to opine on your culture, of what was alledged to be an innocent
cartoon, this got me thinking about politics in general. Is it true
that Mike Farmer was blackmailed in Park Forest by the Village Manager and
forced to give up something he honestly purchased in good faith? I
don't find any of this humorous anymore, as I assume that this Village
Manager person represents the interests of the Village of Park Forest as she
uses the official email of Park Forest. I really am nort interested in
the legality of all this, but just would like to make a point that the next
time someone from north of the Border tells me about Mexico, check to see if
all back home on the farm is as rosy as you think.
A little internet
browsing on Park Forest turns up an African-American guy who was stopped for
a traffic violation, denied his lawyer, then beaten and tortured by racist
police officers (said officers convicted of racism) and given the death
penalty for a murder he tried to deny but was hooded and nearly smothered by
a typewriter cover, and denied food and bathroom for many hours until forced
to sign a clearly coerced confession.
It also turns up another case
of a young woman unloading the groceries from her car who was then butchered
to death by a knife wielding 15 year old in Park Forest, who was not allowed
a (parental and) lawyer visit in accordance with Miranda
rights.
Interestingly, it also turns up a long essay by a person who
seems to be respectful, complaining about the lack of funding for public
school in Park Forest, as she complains that since the town of Park Forest
was founded it has gone downhill as its mall was basically vacated in favor
of other better situated places, leaving the town mall in unacceptable
shape. The writer patriotically points out that the town sold some
property to counteract the downward trend for a apparently fair $350,000 or
so, but then sent them their tax bill assessment of basically the same
amount, causing him to have to walk (sounds like Farmer's dilemma?).
The author? Janet Murchnik.
Finally in its population of about
24,000 people, crime statistics are available...two murders a year, 20 rapes
a year, 20 robberies a year, all about constant, but burglary (up 21% to
155), larceny (up 27% to 468) and assault (up 42% to 54) are very disturbing
as they showed dramatic increases. (2002 / 2001) .
I would like to
congratulate Park Forest for hiring two new police officers last week to
combat this type of problem. But if this is a safe town as the tone of
the Village suggests, and if Wichita Kansas is right up there with it....PF,
a Pueblo of 24,000 souls ... that's smaller than most major university
student bodies. That is a very very dangerous place by international
standards. and it is considered safer than surrounding
communities? (Actually, Olympia Fields seems much more safe per the
statistics, so I am not sure about that).
Perhaps Mark will even
consider taking down his cartoon, if he were treated with respect instead of
the aggressive overtures of guilty before deliberation: as it is clear why
PF is so sensitive to these issues, but in this case I don't understand why
this type of polarization must come to the list. I do understand
Mark's problem: he has been accused of something that is considered reason
to be removed from the IMCA ... so he is forced to speak up as he feels he
is innocent ... Why is he being walked into a corner? What ever
happened to respect and friendliness to get things done? How wonderful
the meteorite chose to make Park Forest special. I hope the town can
make the best of it. A lot of the natives were probably pretty happy
with the needed income they received from the meteorite hunters, publicity,
and indirect income.
Congratulations!
Saludos
Doug
Mexico
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