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To: Rambi who wrote (76444)	3/29/2000 11:40:00 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Rambi! Glad to see you're still this side of Purgatory. The pictures on TV look just devastating. Coastal Americans don't realize what a nice city Fort Worth is. The sidewalks were so clean I doused my cigar in a puddle and threw the butt in a garbage can. Never did that before, haven't done it since. What is the damage to the Bass Performance Hall? You said the windows imploded, that is not encouraging. It is such an impressive building. I was there the night Van Cliburn fainted on stage. I didn't attend the performance, but I was hanging out nearby and saw the commotion. Hope you don't have too much cleaning up to do.

To: Rambi who wrote (76444)	3/29/2000 2:21:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Rambi, you make good points. However, I would suggest that setting up agencies like CPS doesn't provide us with any better safety for children. And in some ways, it gives us a false sense of security. Additionally, the cost to our civil liberties is far too high. If you use the argument that the police are not the best equipped and trained to handle the issue, we could justify the building of all kinds of separate government agencies similar to CPS. "The Department of domestic violence". "The Department of rape prevention". "The Department of animal abuse". "The Department of Drinking and Driving". I am sure I could think of more. But the point is, you could always make the case that "experts" know more than police in different areas. So, why do we have police handle any of these issues and not special agencies? One of the reasons is because they are tied to the judicial system in ways which prevent civil liberties from being trampled on. Is it a perfect system? Of course not. Mistakes are made all the time. They are also made by agencies such as CPS. However, CPS doesn't have to answer to the law in the same way as the police do. They can basically walk all over our civil liberties and get away with it. After all, who could afford the legal costs of taking on a government agency such as CPS if you were truly wronged? And it happens all the time. Michael p.s. Sorry to hear about the storm damages. Glad you made it relatively unscathed.