| Subject: | RE: crazy drivers or wild animals |
| Date: | 05/28/2003 02:46 AM |
| From: | Eric Kytola |
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as with wild animals and wild drivers, i am sure pepper spray will clear both of their sinuses. -----Original Message----- From: Nick Glazener [mailto:dirty-@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 1:31 PM To: ob-@topica.com Subject: [OBRA Chat] crazy drivers or wild animals Here is my distorted perspective: Think of these angry people as wild animals. They are psychologically incapable of socialized human rational thoughts. Even if the law enforcement and judical agencies were to apply legal consequences for their actions, they would not understand the relationship between their behavoir and the pain. All they would remember is that someone else caused them pain. At best, we can hope that some of them would weakly connect their behavoir with the painful consequences. This might prevent them from repeating the behavoir in the future. In the worst case, they become even angrier and attack again. We have a lot of people (wild animals) in our society that can not make that connection (re. repeat offenders). Apply this analogy to event. If you were out hiking or mtbing and a bear or cougar came on to you, would you immediately find a stick and aggresively provoke them (middle finger response). I have had encounters with both animals. I stayed cool and removed myself from the situation. I was exhilirated that I survived the encounter. I wasn't pissed off at the animal. If those animals were in my neighborhood and could be identified (license plates), then I would call the appropriate regulatory agency to have them removed (dead or alive). I don't want there to be any confusion about my political nature. I would not be opposed to the permanent removal of some the wild animals on the road. Man is not an endangered species just a protected species so you have to be careful about the extraction. Can you envision the picture of the roadie holding up a bagged trophy road rager posted at your local bike shop? Be cool. Call it in if you have enough useful information. Don't poke the hornet's nest with your middle finger. If it comes to blows, leave your helmet on. People die from punches to the head and there are many other possible long term consequences. To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com. To respond to the list manager send to ob-@teleport.com To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com |
