From: rlt@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (R.L.Taylor KB2OOA)
Subject: Re: (In)sanity arrives to this group! Welcome back Susan!
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 10:58:50 GMT

In article <susan.703389203@coombs> susan@coombs.anu.edu.au (Susan McDonald) writes:
>rlt@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (R.L.Taylor KB2OOA) writes:
>
>>In article <susan.703123520@coombs> susan@coombs.anu.edu.au (Susan McDonald) writes:

>>Perhaps you should go back and (try to) read them in context.  Then read
>>rec.guns for a while.  You'll see lots of discussions about "when is lethal
>>force justified?" and alternatives.

>	Oh, so, there are two different newsgroups are there?  One for
>pre- and the other for post-decision?

More like: one for technical discussions, one for political discussions.
Alternate means of defense (running, martial arts, mace) fall more under
the technical aspect.  As do many aspects of using firearms in self-defense.
Much of that discussion that winds up here is overflow from these discussions
in rec.guns.  Actually, it's probably more appropriate to rec.guns, except
that it generates so many content-free followups.

>I don't particularly think that is very appropriate because that means
>that the two are artificially seperated instead of being considered as a
>whole.

Fine.  Institute a CFD to merge the groups.  There are established procedures
for setting up newsgroups.

>>	I make the assumption that they are "male posters" Roberta because
>>>of their debating style.  Your's compared to their's is like chalk and cheese.
>>>You aren't as aggressive, nor are you so into proving your manhood as a large
>>>number of the others are here IMO.

>>I should hope not!  But then, unlike some wymmin, I'm not afraid of my
>>womanhood.

>However, even you admit that your posting style IS different, so why do you
>ask how I am able to differentiate?

Where did I admit that my posting style is different?  "I should hope not"
refers to your foolish comment about my not being into proving my manhood.
(As you should have been able to tell from the sentence which followed.)
But, when you get right down to it, I suppose my posting style is different
from theirs...as it is from yours, and Joan's, and as each individual's
style differs from everyone else's.  So what?

>>>	Who said I was interested in taking your guns away Roberta?  As far

>>But, if that's
>>not your desire, what is?

>	Better regulation of guns.  Removal of guns from the home and getting

Guess where I keep my guns?  *In my home*.  Or perhaps you would be oh, so
benevolent as to let me keep them if I store them at the police station and
only use them under supervision?

>>>	Fine, Roberta you can take on the responsibility for controlling
>>>the behavior of that rapist if you want to.  I don't.  I prefer to make
>>>them responsible for their own actions BEFORE they occur.

>>Oh, and that's not controlling their behavior?  And how do you propose
>>to do that?  (I believe I've asked this before, but, if you've replied,
>>I missed it.)  And what if you fail?

>	I make sure that the boy knows about it very quickly and I don't
>have resort to the use of a gun either.

I repeat:  HOW?  Are you going to ask him nicely to stop?  What if he
doesn't?  And how is this not controlling his behavior?

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