Re: Internet blamed for pipe bombs
At 5:36 7/28/96, E. ALLEN SMITH wrote:
Across the country, latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms show a 20 percent jump in pipe bomb incidents between 1990 and 1994.
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"We've been incredibly busy," said sheriff's bomb technician Judd Holiday. "As crime in other categories is dropping, this is going up."
The friendly Anarchist's Bookstore in San Francisco sells several books on building bombs. No Internet connection required. I would like offer another possible explanation for the increase in pipe bombings. The People are getting frustrated and a pipe bomb can be very useful device releasing one's frustration. [No, I do not approve of pipe bombing civilians]. -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred. Defeat the Demopublican Unity Party. Vote no on Clinton/Dole in November. Vote Harry Browne for President.
Lucky Green wrote:
At 5:36 7/28/96, E. ALLEN SMITH wrote:
Across the country, latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms show a 20 percent jump in pipe bomb incidents between 1990 and 1994.
[...]
"We've been incredibly busy," said sheriff's bomb technician Judd Holiday. "As crime in other categories is dropping, this is going up."
[...]
I would like offer another possible explanation for the increase in pipe bombings. The People are getting frustrated and a pipe bomb can be very useful device releasing one's frustration.
[No, I do not approve of pipe bombing civilians].
Well, the statistic itself is pretty meaningless without some context. There may have been a "20 percent jump" between '90 and '94, but at what rate had pipe bomb "incidents" been growing BEFORE that? -- rgds-- TA (tallard@frb.gov) I don't speak for the Federal Reserve Board, it doesn't speak for me. pgp fingerprint: 10 49 F5 24 F1 D9 A7 D6 DE 14 25 C8 C0 E2 57 9D
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