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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: chalu2 who wrote (3734)	4/30/2000 2:32:00 AM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

Pinball is best book ever. Jersey Kerwowski? No idea on spelling. I think he has new movie coming out with Brad Pitt. Involves a chalu and a fax machine. HAHA

To: chalu2 who wrote (3734)	4/30/2000 10:33:00 AM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 9127

GMA. Wambaugh is also one of my favorite authors. Wasn't he a cop? THANK THE THIN BLUE LINE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let there be no mistake about one of the fundamental facts of New York City life: The cops are the good guys. They're not perfect. They could be better trained, more polite and maybe better led. But they stand between law-abiding New Yorkers and the abyss. And if you disagree, tell it to the grieving families of the seven livery-cab drivers gunned down while on the job so far this year - two in 48 hours this past weekend. The murders should drive home two important lessons to all New Yorkers: First, despite the best efforts of the New York Police Department, the astonishing decline in crime rates over the past seven years isn't guaranteed to last forever. To prevent a return to the days - not all that long ago - when New Yorkers were crying for a crackdown on out-of-control violent crime means continued police vigilance and action. Secondly, the real enemy of law-abiding New Yorkers is not the police force. It's hard-core criminals and armed thugs who prey on people like Dominican immigrant Luis Francisco Perez, the most recent livery driver to be gunned down in his cab. Perez leaves a wife and a 14-month-old son; today, his body will be flown to his hometown for burial. Again, the NYPD has its shortcomings. Maybe there is a need for cops to show more sensitivity to the communities they patrol - though we're not totally sure what that means. But don't forget this: New York's Finest have earned that title - because of the highly professional way they put their lives on the line, day in and day out, to protect their fellow citizens. In this regard, they've been enormously successful over the past several years. Today, despite all the hype, New Yorkers have virtually nothing to fear from the police - certainly not in comparison to other big cities. There are those who call for "zero tolerance" with regard to police brutality. If this means that brutal cops - the Abner Louima case comes to mind - must be punished, we couldn't agree more. But if this means that creeps and criminals are to get a free pass because legitimate arrests lead to phony "brutality" charges and federally supervised disciplinary action, then we say it's nonsense on stilts. It's becoming increasingly clear that those who would propel Hillary Rodham Clinton to the U.S. Senate mean to do it, in no small measure, by pitting New York's citizenry against its police department. Thus, when someone calls for "federal oversight" of the NYPD, the real message is: "Vote for Hillary." So don't be fooled. Meanwhile, say a little prayer for the city's for-hire drivers. They do a dangerous job. Without the NYPD, it would be impossible. The Most Violent Pople Julia Gorin jewishworldreview.com Corruption, Crime and Coverup Pervades the Clinton-Gore Administration Sen. James Inhofe, U.S. Senate, April 11, 2000 federal.com The Hillary Conspiracy by Richard Poe frontpagemag.com The Clintons' Legacy: They Killed the Children reagan.com Clintons inspire hatred cincypost.com THANK THE THIN BLUE LINE nypostonline.com . Never on Sunday, Monday or ... by MAUREEN DOWD nytimes.com Ann Coulter townhall.com April 18, 2000 NO SHADOW OF A DOUBT -- LIBERAL WOMEN ARE WORTHLESS Gore; "I've been drinking toilet water for years!" bsnn.net