Re: oppose nomination of John Ashcroft

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