Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While it is not the same thing as being there, we have been reading and listening to NPR on some of the stuff ftom New Orlean, it breaks my heart to hear that this is happening in USA, 2007. Not some foreign countries, but to our citizens. Supposedly the greatest country on Earth. Right here, right now... Sad situation indeed. On Fri, 10 Aug 2007, Jeffery Smith wrote: > You need to spend a week in my 'hood. Two days ago, a fellow was shot > to death in his car just one block down the street from me. At about > the same time, his brother was shot to death 8 miles away in Mid-City. > Between the two of them, they had been arrested for 16 murders in New > Orleans. And our moron of a D.A. refused to charge them for any of the > sixteen murders. Last weekend, there were 11 shootings in the city. > I'm not expecting the police *or* the D.A. to do anything for my > safety. > > It must be nice to be cloaked in a bubble in invincibility. > > On 8/10/07, richard-lists <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > > I am travelling and Pine is giving me fits. I hope this makes it... > > *** > > The fact that I will not buy Kyle's book is not a lead in for the > > question > > that followed. I like Kyle's writing and his photos. I am really glad > > that > > he is getting the attention that he is. He works hard on it and all the > > best to him. > > > > Nevertheless, I will not buy it because, well, call it a character flaw > > of > > mine, if you will. I am allergic to guns, gun discussions, gun related > > anything. It is not a problem with Kyle or anythone that needs to > > address. > > Hence my original words of "no need to explain or defend it," > > > > We are blessed in this country to have competing thoughts and multiple > > races. For many reasons, we chose to move to CA, one of which is the > > diversity. When our then 14 years girl went to Washington DC for a one > > week field trip, she remarks that "Wow, DC is quite white." She also went > > to Camp Everytown (google it) in a later year for a whole week where some > > of these stuff are examined in role playing sessions. > > > > Folks, I just made an observation. I did not call anyone racist. We > > notice > > things like that only, for example, it took us high and low to find a > > doll > > that look a little like our kids. 10% of the population should be 10% of > > the toys right? How about the all famous "skin-color" bandage. It sure > > doesn't blend with 25% of the US population's skin. > > > > p.s. congratulation to Sonny. He knows more Asian actors than I do :-) > > > > // richard > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Jeffery L. Smith > New Orleans, LA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >