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To: Gerald Walls who wrote (27646)	8/1/1999 4:37:00 AM
From: t2	Respond to of 74651

OT Gerald Thank you, God, that I was born in America, where the government doesn't yet believe that a citizen who obtains a legal item in a legal way is to be so distrusted that the police must follow him 100 miles. Why does Canada distrust its citizen so? Trust and distrust should go in both directions. If the government finds you unworthy of trust, then why should you trust it? First of all, i am recalling a story from long ago----early 1970s. I am not sure of the exact facts either. That is almost 30 years ago!! Therefore, you should not make such generalizations about trust and distrust. I would also point out that i would trust a Canadian police over an American cop. You don't hear stories about bribery up here. A friend of mine went down to South Carolina and was stopped by a cop who basically wanted money. My friend was not sure at the time because it was such an odd situation. The hotel clerk told him that it was an obvious request for money that is very common there. In Canada, such things would not happen. The very idea of making such offers to a cop is unthinkable. My friend just could not believe it. I have watched those TV shows in which cops are pulling over out of state vehicles and ticketing them for no reason just to meet their budgets. Unbelievable!!! It is just a matter of trust to me. Trust does go both ways up here but i am not sure of America. You have a lack of trust in your enforcement authorities(sometimes good reason) and maybe it is no wonder that all those fanatics are popping up everywhere. Heck, i think lots of them are on this thread.<g> BTW--I like the USA. American capitalistic policies have convinced me that it is the right way to run economies. The credit goes to your citizens and politicians. However, my concern is with people having lots of weapons at home in the event of a significant downturn in the economy. Incidents (such as the one in Atlanta) would increase significantly as peoples' frusterations may increase. That is just my guess. That is it. Enough about guns from me.