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|    Ken Olson to Michael Falkner    |
|    Re: News crew robbed at gunpoint while f    |
|    16 Nov 23 20:55:46    |
      From: kolson@freedomnet.org              On 11/15/2023 12:16 AM, Michael Falkner wrote:       > Flee or shoot.       >       > I really wish you'd get this -- especially you, Ken.       >       > I was homeless on the streets of San Francisco for nearly 9 1/2 years.       >       > The SFPD laughed in my face 20 years ago when they shot off their mouths       about how I'd solve the problem (as they wrote me a ticket for not liking       where I was sleeping), and I told them my solution THEN involved closing       Golden Gate Park, rounding us        all up, and turning us over to the National Guard.       >       > You don't get it.       >       > You really don't get it.       >       > It isn't a matter of lack of consequences.       >       > There's only two deterrents left in the criminal justice system: Prison       rape and death.       >       > And for many homeless people and/or people who find prison or jail a rite of       passage or a badge of honor, you have no prayer short of shooting them.       >       > Nut up or shut up.       >       > All of you.       >       > Mike              When I'm in the position of making that choice, I will make a choice.       --       ÄLSKAR - Fänga Dagen              Слава Україні та НАТО              Слава героям              Härlighet till Sverige              Glorie aan Nederland en Denemarken              “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”       - Warren Buffett              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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