> Kristee wrote:
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> I trust my fellow man more than I trust the "government"
> or "police". If it was my choice, we would disarm them, and be sure every
> sitizen had one and knew how to use it..
Ok... here is an opportunity for me to get some answers to something that has
puzzled me. Just what is the "government" if it is not people? I hear that term
use as a perjoritive so much any more. My father was a civil engineer who designed
roads and bridges.
I have worked as a state employee for most of my adult life. I am a registered
social worker who currently is a computer specialist. The job that has affected me
most deeply was working as a child protective social worker.
What I learned from that experience is that people have a very unusual idea of what
can and can not be done to stop parents from harming children... and when I mean
harm, I mean severe injury and/or death.
So, Bill, as I respect your opinion, just what is it about government that you fear
if it is not people. (And if it is lawyers... well then we probably agree )