>From Grok: > And you don't all the other nights..??? > FORGODSSAKESMANLOCKALLTHEDOORSANDWINDOWSQUICKQUICKITELLYOUAAAAAAAA > AAHHHH!!!!! > ;P > > A small touch of over-reaction, eh? However, that is _exactly_ > the intended outcome of such over-the-top over-reactions as > these from the State and its goon forces. > > Your first instincts were the right ones: to disobey, in the > face of arbitrary and (effectively) unaccountable power.
I forgot to mention the fact that 15 minutes prior to the police leaving our neighborhood I walked over to one of those "goons" for a brief chat. Despite my earlier act-of-defiance of sneaking back into my house from the opposite direction I was all too happy to see the police hanging about the neighborhood. I have little interest in whatever ideology that could be constructed out of this scenario to fit the drama at hand, such as rising up to defy an "unaccountable power". One must always take into account an inevitable level bureaucratic decision-making that goes into these situations meant to protect the general public at large and weigh them against the immediate concerns of securing the safety and well being of one's immediate family. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
