[geeks] FW: [rescue] UPS Recommendation

[N.Miller]

On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 09:00 PM, Brian Dunbar wrote:
>> <offtopic>
>> Never *rely* on 911 services, period.  The Supreme Court ruled some 
>> time
>> ago that police departments, that nice "To Protect And Serve" motto
>> notwithstanding, have no "duty to protect" and cannot be held 
>> reponsible
>> for failing to protect you, even when answering an emergency call, 
>> even
>> if the reason they failed to protect you is because they took 45 
>> minutes
>> to respond to the call.
>> </offtopic>
>
> A good argument _against_ gun control, I would think.

Plenty of those, of which this is one, but it's generally a
matter of most people not listening.  Just like most people
think crime has risen in the past decade, when in fact, it's
pretty much declined across the board.

=Nadine=