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To: thames_sider who wrote (2034)	9/11/2001 7:54:42 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 51708

"Back in the early 70's, in the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Roger Williamson, a bright up and coming British driver (Formula 3 champion), with a promising career, burn to death as David Purley, another British driver, tried to rescue him from the flames. Later in the day, I sat there watching on TV, helpless. I remember that a Dutch fire marshal with a fire extinguisher in his hands, afraid for his own safety, would not cross the track to assist David in his rescue effort. Roger died that day. The fire marshal reminds me of those clamoring for compassion to terrorists as I see the two WTC buildings come down in flames with thousands of people inside them, dying as it happens." You know, having compassion for the people you will need to punish doesn't mean you don't punish them- an implication that it necessarily interferes is very illogical.. And having compassion for people warped enough to do this doesn't kill any of the victims a second time. If it did- even I wouldn't have compassion for them. The fire marshal FAILED to have compassion- if that marshal had had any, they would have helped to rescue that poor person. Less compassion is not what this horrible world needs. The above analogy was totally illogical.