On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 23:41:45 +1100, "A.Gent"
wrote:


"Gunner" wrote in message
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Anger? Shrug..the world can and is a very dangerous place.

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There are lots of places like this, DC, Sydney, NYC, Chicago, London,
etc etc where if you go to the wrong place..commend your soul to God,
and cover your ass as best you can.

Ummmm...

More information please, Gunner.
I've only lived in Sydney's 'burbs for nigh-on 50 years, so maybe I've missed
something.

King's Cross? Oxford Street? Cabramatta? Redfern?
I've driven cabs for a living, and on the midnight-to-dawn shift the only jobs going
are 'round there. Worst violence I suffered was a drunk puking in the back of the
cab. Should I have shot him?

Did you have reasonable cause to believe that your life was in danger?
If not..of course not.

Where are these "wrong places"?

Redfern is a good start. The "Block" sounds like a dangerous place to be
after dark. Kings Cross has always been a exciting place....

Please, tell me you don't believe the nonsense they write in the tabloids? (Ref the
recent "riots" in Redfern. pshaaww!)

Heroin addicts tend to make assault a habit as well...

If you're dopey enough to walk through some places with $100 dollar bills stapled to
your coat, then yes, indeed: "...the world can and is a very dangerous place."

So you are saying that one can indeed be in danger in Sydney? Lets
replace those $100 bills with expensive cameras and do the same shall
we?

Its pretty dangerous if you stand blindfolded in traffic, too.
Maybe you should shoot the drivers who don't swerve to miss you? (for their criminal
negligence)

Shrug.

Whatever.

Interesting set of strawmen you fabricate. Is there some reason you
felt the need to spin and divert?

Jeff.
(still surviving, gunless and swordless, and not paranoid, in Sydney.)

Good for you. What makes you think anyone with a gun, or a fire
extinguisher is paranoid?

Gunner Asch
The two highest achievements of the human mind are the twin concepts of "loyalty" and "duty."
Whenever these twin concepts fall into disrepute -- get out of there fast! You may possibly
save yourself, but it is too late to save that society. It is doomed. " Lazarus Long