On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 Nostra2004@SAFe-mail.net wrote:
But we have a psychological mechanism here; many people tend to be "tough" when not under direct threat. Then they implement the mechanism. Then years flow by. Then the prosecutors come. But by then it is too late to cooperate. They are doomed (though that depends largely on the available lawyers), but it can save the ones they were protecting.
The mechanism Steve suggested probably needs to be applied before you ever see a court order.
That's a matter of course. At the moment the Men with Bumazhkas come, it's too late to act. When the short circuit happens, it's too late to install the breakers.
Actually, frequent prosecutions could work to the advantage of a select few who choose to become martyrs. Since it would make it much more likely supplicants would be called upon.
Please explain this thought?
I posted a few months back offering an alternative to religion in recruitment: the terminally ill.
That's not good for this purpose; their lifetime is too short.