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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (6288)	9/16/2007 3:25:27 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13062

"You seem very quick to blame the police for unforseeable consequences." Let's see now. If I fly a helicopter over an old neighborhood with closely packed frame houses, and I drop a bomb, should I expect there to be a fire with collateral damage? Should it be a complete surprise to me that my "little bomb" burns down an entire city block? What I AM quick to blame the cops for is their arrogant use of excessive power with no consideration to the harm they cause to uninvolved citizens.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (6288)	9/16/2007 3:45:09 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13062

Laz, "As far as I know, the US is the ONLY country with a posse comitatus law, ragged as it is now. In other countries, the military and their weapons can be used fully legally to enforce civil law." Actually, in the US of A, the military and their weapons CAN be used to enforce civil law IF the local government requests it to do so, and that is exactly what was done to rout the growers up in the Emerald Triangle some years back. I am sure this is not an isolated incident. Nevertheless, it was the Philadelphia city police force--NOT the military--bombing a densely populated Philadelphia neighborhood. Remember, when the Boston PD went on strike President Calvin Coolidge called out the National Guard to keep peace in the city. The military/National Guard have been put to civilian use on many occasions. - Holly