At 01:13 AM 11/18/97 -0800, Kent Crispin wrote:
There are many circumstances that don't involve a circle of assholes with drawn weapons. Perhaps you have a job that allows you to carry a gun; most don't. Perhaps you drive with your weapon on your lap, and are always on the lookout for snipers; but I doubt it. Maybe you have eyes in the back of your head, and can read people's minds, but I doubt that, too. The cold fact is, Ben, if I wanted bad enough to kill you, you would almost certainly be dead, never knowing it happened. That's not magic -- you could do the same to me, and if you gave 10 minutes thought you would realize this is so.
Ummmm, when was the last time you were robbed or pistol-whipped by a
sniper? IIRC, the original context was face to face encounters with
larcenous scum, modulo some gratuitous insults. This is kind of a red
herring, Kent.
Jonathan Wienke
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