police work/racial profiling

[Margot]

> > From: "Jon Ford" <jonmfordster@hotmail.com>

Jon, I just knew this would happen.  sigh.  Please don't
patronize me, ok?  I *live* in Spin City.  I *read* the
inverview format already.  I *have* insight.  Just because
it doesn't comport w/ your insight doesn't make me stupid.
  Yeah, it's intrusive.  They're trying to catch mass
murderers.  I have a lot of trouble w/ a whole lot of the
Patriot Act (which, btw, I have read, too), and the whole
civil liberties issue is very worrisome.  
   I'll get to the rest later. I'm turning in early.  The
F-16s were noisier than usual outside my place last night.
   Oh, and on another list I'm on, we've got an informal
rule: in a flame war, first person to bring up Hitler
loses.  Maybe after I've been here long enough to have
proven myself, I'll make a similar suggestion re Joe
McCarthy. <wry smile>.
 I heard the news today, oh boy...
---Margot
> 
> Message: 4
> From: "Jon Ford" <jonmfordster@hotmail.com>
> To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
> Subject: Re: police work/racial profiling
> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 14:43:19 -0800
> 
> Margot-- the interview format URL I just sent out might
> give you some more 
> insight into the situation. The whole question format is
> extremly intrusive, 
> and anyone who was a real terrorist would simply lie.The
> point seems to get 
> people to give up telephone numbers that can then be
> tapped--if this catches 
> any terrorists, I will be surprised indeed. Anyone clever
> enough to be a 
> terrorist would get around this.A parallel situation is
> the "red scare" 
> 



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