I can't quote your posts in a reply except by pasting them from the original to the reply, in which case there are of course no indications that the post is being quoted, and it has to be extensively edited to even be legible (see below). Can't you set your mailer to send plain text?
Carrol
And when one does paste in one of your posts, this is what it looks like:
Subject: , Re: cops, Date: , Tue, 02 Jul 2002
14:20:07 -0700 (PDT), From: , eric dorkin
<eric_dorkin at yahoo.com>, Reply-To: ,
lbo-talk at lists.panix.com, To: , lbo-talk at lists.panix.com,
There are two types of cops as I see it: (1) those that work in major
metropolitan areas and (2) those that don't. The 1s have,a much tougher
job than the 2s.....with that said, I was watching one of reality cop
shows the other day as cops routinely,violated lotsa rightys, wehn
during one routine traffic stop, this officer took two right in the
chest....then the next guy had a gun,put to his head........I got to
thinking.....i hate those dirty cops out there, but I gotta think that I
would be a little more of a prick,if I had a bullseye on my chest....
,oh well, just some random thoughts , , joanna bujes
<joanna.bujes at ebay.sun.com> wrote: , At 04:45 PM 07/01/2002 -0400,
you wrote:, >"Cops are, like scabs, traitors to the class",
>, >true, and that's why when people are robbed, attacked, raped, etc, they, >usually call an academic , a theoretician, or some other faithful member, >of "the class", Hey, the best pot I bought in the last twenty-five years was from the , Monterey sheriffs! Ordinary people can't to do this, but I was a state , park ranger at the time and they were lecturing us on drug busts...so it , all worked out fine., But seriously folks, it's quite important to know where one stands with , cops. This varies widely with race/class. Twenty years ago, I was trained , by cops of various hues (sheriff, highway patrol, fbi, etc) in state park , ranger school. Here's what I learned from that experience:, 1. FBI sharp shooters are amazingly good., 2. Cops ! (every kind of cop) divide the world in two camps: cops and , noncops. The non-cops are further divided into white and non-white; however , the first!
d! ! ivision is much more important. They do this, because when you , strap on a gun, you become a walking target and, for survival's sake, you , must do this., 3. Cops have absolute discretion: they can let you go for grievous things, , or haul you in for nothing. When dealing with a cop, you should be as still , and polite as you possibly can. You can get away with yelling at them if , you're white: my ex husband used to go ballistic whenever he dealth with a , cop; this gave me a heart attack, but so far, he's gotten away with it. If , you're not white, I seriously urge you not to try it. Minority cops are not , necessarily "easier" on minorities than white cops; in fact, sometimes they , are worse., 4. In the event of a revolution, cops are the last to switch sides. You'll , probably get the ar! my on your side before you get the cops., 5. If you're robbed, attacked, or raped -- sure, call a cop. Yo! u'! ! ll need , one to fill out a police report which is useful for insurance companies., That's all, ....and be careful out there:), Joanna,Do You Yahoo!?,New! SBC Yahoo! Dial - 1st Month Free & unlimited access