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To: LPS5 who wrote (1073)	10/16/2002 10:06:14 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 2746

LPS5, very well said. It's a sad fact that when things turn bad many people are all too willing to accept any lunatic's assurances that those responsible are not like "us". Right now there is a terrible anti-Muslim bias in this country. Even hinting that the killers might be such will bring out the "I told you so" crowd, followed by a wave of violence and discrimination against anyone who looks to fit the part. - Jeff

To: LPS5 who wrote (1073)	10/16/2002 10:08:01 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2746

re:Witness Descriptions "They'd probably rather catch the sniper(s) in the act - at least, with far more solid information - thereby circumventing most of the procedural box-checking and legal loopholes that might otherwise be applicable and available, respectively." Thats all well and good LPS5,until it is your wife who receives a bullet in the back of the head tomorrow or the next day. Once again bureaucratic ass covering is more important than the lives they are supposedly trying to protect.

To: LPS5 who wrote (1073)	10/16/2002 10:09:19 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Respond to of 2746

This is on Drudge with no storyline behind it. Steady run of arrests continued Tueday as agents of the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms pursued tips and found individuals with illegal rifles...