"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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I have no doubt that there is plenty of culpability on the part of
Gates applying normal standards of behavior and decorum. The cops
however, once realizing that they'd made an honest mistake, should
have let it go. Although it would have been nice if Gates had shown
a little restraint on his part, he was probably already a bit out of
sorts even before the police arrived from the 20 hour flight, arriving
home to find himself locked out, etc. Who knows what else may have
gone wrong for him that day? There's plenty of opportunity for that
when you are traveling.


I get scolded for snapping at an alarm company salesman.

Eisboch

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:00:22 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I get scolded for snapping at an alarm company salesman.

I snap at telemarketers all the time, and get scolded, but there's a
big difference between a scolding and an arrest. :-)

I've had to excercise a lot of self restraint with the airport
security folks at times. That's probably about the closest thing to a
police state that I ever hope to encounter.

On Jul 23, 6:38*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:00:22 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I get scolded for snapping at an alarm company salesman.

I snap at telemarketers all the time, and get scolded, but there's a
big difference between a scolding and an arrest. * :-) *

I've had to exercise a lot of self restraint with the airport
security folks at times. *That's probably about the closest thing to a
police state that I ever hope to encounter.

I have difficulty snagging a live tele-marketer to snap to anymore.
*sigh* the world of automated market calling....

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:00:22 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I get scolded for snapping at an alarm company salesman.

As you should have been you reactionary right wing whatever is the
derogatory term of the day. :)

Eisboch wrote:

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...


I have no doubt that there is plenty of culpability on the part of
Gates applying normal standards of behavior and decorum. The cops
however, once realizing that they'd made an honest mistake, should
have let it go. Although it would have been nice if Gates had shown
a little restraint on his part, he was probably already a bit out of
sorts even before the police arrived from the 20 hour flight, arriving
home to find himself locked out, etc. Who knows what else may have
gone wrong for him that day? There's plenty of opportunity for that
when you are traveling.


I get scolded for snapping at an alarm company salesman.

Eisboch

That's because the person who scolded you is an idiot, and is just
trying to stir ****.