At 12:30 PM 6/4/96 -0700, Sandy Sandfort wrote:

My question for member of this list is: When Bell finally goes too far and they arrest or shoot him, how can we best capitalize on his martyrdom? Or in a more negative light, what damage control will we need to do in that case?

I think there's a non-trivial chance that this list could be shut down and anyone who's made interested sounds in the idea brought in to assist the police in their inquiries. Damage control will probably be a doomed cause. The media will end up with selected quotes advocating crypto-anarchy and speaking in a disparaging tone of those heroic men and women who keep nuts like us reined in, and the only people who will hear a balanced account will be those who are already wholly or partially immune to the propaganda mills. Did I mention I've been feeling pessimistic about a bunch of this stuff lately? -- Bruce Baugh bruce@aracnet.com http://www.aracnet.com/~bruce