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Pastimes : The New Qualcomm - write what you like thread. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (7220)	7/24/2005 5:07:08 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12239

Let's see. You're in a city where just recently there have been terrorist bombings that killed over 50 people. They were on part of your public transit system and potentially could have great economic effect. Everyone, including the police, is nervous. Information you've gathered lead you to the conclusion the bombers had used a particular house. You watch that house. A man wearing a bulky jacket is seen to leave it. It's over 70 degrees- -warm for the city you're in. Strange he'd be wearing winter clothing. You follow him. Finally he is about to board a bus. You shout "STOP! ARMED POLICE!" He runs, boards the bus, it leaves, you chase halfheartedly after it on foot, losing ground. You certainly wouldn't want to be on it if your suspicions are right. Two blocks away, it explodes, killing 20 people. As an alleged guardian of the public, how would you feel? That you'd done a great job of protecting them? If you were police commissioner, how long do you think it would be before you could find another job? Can't give out confidential information you know. You're right. We should have given to the USSR the instructions for building atomic weapons right after the Trinity test. That way that city might long ago have been turned into glowing gas and we wouldn't have this problem. PS: You realize in some countries that <PeopleMarks 73 Ignored by 78 Threads Banned from 36 > would be considered a capital offence with extra-judicial excommunication and execution. Is that your substitute for fact and logic? Oh, and how about some sources to back up the claims you previously made? Oh, BTW, I received a PM nominating this wizard for the Darwin Award.