Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., I didn't say that they DID inflate the numbers at demonstrations, and I have no factual evidence that they did, and conversely, you don't have any that they didn't. Certainly, the potential, and rationale, is there for them to do such a thing, IMO. Austin > As you would say, Austin, facts please: > > Site the factual evidence that a single major urban police force - NY, > LA, DC, Phila, Atlanta, Miami, Huston, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, > Pittsburgh, Denver, LA, Seattle, Portland, San Fran, San Diego, > Albequerqe, Phoenix, et al - has inflated numbers at demonstrations - > NOT inflated crime rates to boost budgets (which we know went on for > decades, fed by Hoover's FBI) - to exaggerate their (the demonstrations? > The police forces?) importance. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Austin > Franklin > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 3:53 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] FS: Special Anti-War Protest edition Leica M7 > > > B.D., > > > Oh come on, Austin - having spent covered literally every major > > Vietnam protest in Washington, D.C., from the spring of 1967 to the > > end of the war, and having covered every annual anti-abortion march in > > > D.C. from 1970 to 1979, I would suggest that it's preposterous to > > suggest that the cops inflate the numbers - for "job security" or any > > other reason. > > That was then, this is now ;-) I KNOW that certain police departments > intentionally "look" for "trouble" in order to exaggerate their > "importance". > > Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html