On Sun, 25 Apr 1999, Jim heartfield wrote:
> In message <Pine.NEB.4.10.9904232304260.24733-100000 at panix7.panix.com>,
> Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com> writes
>
> >And, just for argument's sake: if you have such solidarity, you can always
> >get weapons. Britain's stringent gun laws never stopped the IRA from
> >arming. They just stop kids in Glasgow from shooting each other over
> >soccer games.
>
> Whoa, hold on just a minute there... don't go along with the football
> hooligan panic. 'Kids in Glasgow' do not shoot each other over football
> games.
That was exactly what I said. Or tried to say. They don't because they don't have guns. Whereas in this country we shoot each other over schoolyard basketball games all the time. It's barely news in my city.
Michael
__________________________________________________________________________ Michael Pollak................New York City..............mpollak at panix.com