talk.politics.misc

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:35:28 -0400, "Scotius (Ponti Fickatur)"
wrote:

>On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:30:21 GMT, bw@ (B1ackwater) wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:33:38 -0400, "Scotius (Ponti Fickatur)"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:22:05 GMT, bw@ (B1ackwater) wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:44:20 -0400, "Scotius (Ponti Fickatur)"
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:04:57 GMT, bw@ (B1ackwater) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>CNN
>>>>>>FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- Police documents said a Fort Pierce teenager told
>>>>>>detectives he killed his parents because he didn't want to disappoint
>>>>>>them anymore.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, he wouldn't be disappointing them "any more" then, but I
>>>>>think killing them was a big enough disappointment to the point that
>>>>>the "any more" issue would be a kind of non-issue anyway, wouldn't it?
>>>>
>>>> The "anymore" can be seen as redundant in this case.
>>>>
>>>> I saw that FL was on the news AGAIN - this time
>>>> for a video of a cop manhandling a very young 'offender'
>>>> (curfew violator) and torturing her with pepper spray.
>>>>
>>>> This is two nasties within a month for that town. As bad
>>>> stuff traditionally happens in threes ... what's the grand
>>>> finale ? :-)
>>>
>>> Jeb will declare martial law, be caught having a drink at an
>>>after hours club, and everyone will ignore the curfews and go out
>>>drinking wearing signs that say "Never again!".
>>
>>
>> Jeb ? He's not a governor anymore. He did his two terms
>> and is out of the loop, for now. Expect him to run for
>> state senator or something in a few years.
>>
>> Curfews are un-American anyway. NAZIesque.
>
> I would certainly agree that they could not be rightfully
>applied to adults in any situation, but kids - YES! Not all the time
>or everywhere, but there are plenty of neighbourhoods where they would
>be VERY beneficial, I'm sure. Ask a Detroiter.

Careful now ... there are lots of politicians, even
some Republicans, who feel that EVERYONE is an
ignorant child and needs to be micromanaged. If a
curfew is good for 10-year-olds then it's good
for YOU too.