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To: Peter O'Brien who wrote (11417)	10/27/1998 6:48:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Respond to of 67261

Peter, your right - businesses do deal with external "threats" at their own expense up to the point they actually encounter criminal activity. They then rely on the public safety segment of government to intervene on their behalf, as we all do. My sense is that you believe protection from a perceived threat to an abortion doctor or clinic is the realm of responsibility of the clinic itself. Fiscally, you may have a good point, and it is my impression that some clinics have hired security firms. However, once a criminal act as occurred, and the perpetrator is still a threat, the public safety entity responsible for that area is required to provide an additional level of protection. Given the assumption that a perpetrator will act again in these cases, it is reasonable to provide some heightened protection, at least for a time, to any of the potential targets. I should say that IMO, professionals in law enforcement should be allowed to make those decisions, not grandstanding politicians. The "that's the risk they take" philosophy is sometimes harbored by the most rabid (and to me, dangerous) lunatic fringe of the "pro-life" (or "anti-abortion") side of the argument. It espouses the idea that those engaged in providing abortions or counseling about abortions are somehow "fair game" in that they are trafficking in death and thereby deserve to feel terrified or even be subjected to personal injury. Mr. K.