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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (2706)	9/16/1999 5:44:00 PM
From: truedog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6418

to: Michelle Harris from:truedog MH,you should check other sources that the internet.They do exist you know. Eye witnesses said that the man rushed into the auditorium,dressed in black,fired indiscriminately,reloaded and continued firing and was shouting obscenities denouncing religions of all kinds the whole time he was shooting before he blew his own brains out.This report was broadcast by all the news agencies I know of on TV,including the local station in Fort Worth. Check things out before you shoot off your mouth.(no pun intended)...TD

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (2706)	9/17/1999 10:56:00 AM
From: Bill	Respond to of 6418

You should be counting your lucky stars you live in the US. How'd you like to be punished for spewing the hate you do? British woman, 28, sentenced to 7 years after protest in Burma By Aung Hla Tun, Reuters, 09/17/99 RELATED COVERAGE Mass. seeks to reinstate Burma law ANGOON, Burma - A 28-year-old British woman was sentenced yesterday to seven years in jail in Burma for demonstrating in Rangoon last week in favor of democracy. Rachel Goldwyn of London was arrested Sept. 7 after she tied herself to a lamp post and shouted pro-democracy slogans. She was the second Briton jailed in Burma this month for such activism. Goldwyn was sentenced by a Rangoon court under Burma's draconian Emergency Provisions Act, used by the ruling military to stifle dissent. Presiding Judge Tin Maung Lwin said the sentence would have to be served ''with labor.'' ''Your activities could have disrupted the peace and tranquility of the state,'' he said. ''And they also amounted to an insult to peace-loving people.'' Goldwyn, wearing a T-shirt and a sarong, appeared surprised and disappointed when the sentence was translated into English but said nothing in response. Her lawyer, Kyi Win, said she would lodge an appeal, which must be done within 90 days. Political analysts say that since it was Goldwyn's first offense, she could have her sentence suspended if the appeal is successful, and could be deported. She has admitted to the protest but has said her aim was not to incite unrest. Kyi Win argued that shouting and singing pro-democracy slogans were not crimes. ''I wasn't trying to incite others. I didn't want anybody to take risks,'' Goldwyn said. ''I was just trying to show the extent of control, not to undermine security.'' Burma's military does not tolerate dissent, and has been widely criticized for rights abuses since it took direct power in 1988 by killing thousands in crushing a prodemocracy uprising. It ignored the last general election in 1990, when the opposition National League for Democracy won by a landslide. On Sept. 1, James Mawdsley, 26, of Lancashire, who also holds an Australian passport, was jailed for 17 years after entering the country illegally carrying leaflets supporting democracy. The government said it could not be lenient with him, because it was his third arrest for protests in Burma. Mawdsley served 99 days of a five-year sentence for illegal entry last year before being deported on condition he never return. The arrests came as the military cracked down to prevent an uprising called by exiles for last week. Diplomats estimate that in the last month authorities arrested more than 100 local activists in Rangoon and others in the provinces to prevent the uprising. Dissidents put the number of arrests at about 500, while the government has reported fewer than 40. Goldwyn has been held at the notorious Insein Jail, where many political prisoners have been detained in the past. The British Embassy said before the sentencing that she was being well treated and was in good spirits. She said in a statement to the court that she was inspired by the actions of a group of 18 activists who were deported after making a similar protest in Rangoon last year. Before leaving England, Goldwyn left a letter for her parents saying she expected to be back in about two weeks as she would be deported. This story ran on page A17 of the Boston Globe on 09/17/99. © Copyright 1999 Globe Newspaper Company.