Oregon's proposed new class of terrorists

[Steve Furlong]

On Wednesday 21 May 2003 16:28, Tim May wrote:

> The Oregon law makes a very broad class of forms of civil
> disobedience--including unscheduled gatherings which disrupt traffic,
> sit-ins in colleges, marches, etc.--the same as blowing up buildings
> or crashing airliners...
...
> Whatever. The effect is to terrorize people into avoiding any form of 
> protest which _might_ get out of control, or where at least one 
> protester may go too far.

Unintended Consequences: if you plan to attend a protest which might get 
out of hand, you might as well bring a shotgun and start killing cops 
if things get rowdy. As well to be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.

-- 
Steve Furlong    Computer Condottiere   Have GNU, Will Travel

Guns will get you through times of no duct tape better than duct tape
will get you through times of no guns. -- Ron Kuby