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To: greenspirit who wrote (42345)	6/28/1999 12:15:00 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

No, I am not disturbed by your list, Michael. I just wanted to point out that the discussion got started with Terrence's statement that there is a danger that more and more things will be made into crimes, and I was arguing another point of view. I just don't think serious crimes and less serious crimes fall into the same category, that is all. I don't think praying will ever be a crime, either, as long as you don't badger others about their different religious beliefs. Did I say something to indicate that people who have had their children killed in a drunk driving accident would not consider those laws serious? I find it hard to imagine that I did, since I think the penalties for driving drunk should be extremely grave. You did seem to trivialize drunk driving, however, by including it is your list of much less serious crimes: Smoking in a building. Wearing a seat belt. Drinking at the age of 18. Drinking and then Driving a motor vehicle. Letting your dog run free. Running a motor boat anywhere in the San Juan Islands. Killing whales. Killing seals. Fishing without a license. Crabbing without a license. Saying a prayer at school. So then it is curious that you would accuse me of trivializing it.