At 02:04 PM 7/31/96 -0700, Timothy C. May wrote:
On the one hand, were I to be hanging out in this park, given the recent event and the focus on this park for crazies to attack, I would feel better if bags were at least briefly looked into and "suspicious" bags left unattended covered with explosive-containing shields.
On the gripping hand, if you (a generic you not TM) were in a park at 1:15 am listening to Jack Mack and the Heart Attacks in a crowd with infants in strollers, etc and a pipe bomb went off you could just consider it part of the rich stew of punk/pop crossover sensibilities that have become so important in modern life. Those who seek a "Heart Attack" may get one. If you hang out in modern crowds you risk getting blown up by fame seeking cop wanabees (or getting your FBI file read by ex-bouncer political heavy wanabees or getting kneecapped by body-guard-to-the-stars wanabees). Note the physical and psychological similarities among Jewell, Livingstone, and Tanya Harding's boyfriend. Didn't your mothers tell you what happened if you hung out in public parks after midnight. Or as Republicans said to the TV set when Teddy was chanting "Where Was George?" during his speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention; "Sober and at home in bed with his wife." There is something very counter survival about seeking out crowds. It has always been thus. DCF