Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff lives right on "AK Alley". I don't even get out of my car when I go to his house :) Our former brilliant mayor once struck a deal to get guns off the streets of New Orleans. He claimed the guns were sent to a company and destroyed. A few months later one of those destroyed guns was used in a drive by resulting in a murder. Of course he claimed he knew nothing about it. Guns do not kill people, f'ing stupid people kill people. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "richard-lists" Subject: Re: [Leica] Armed white America > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information