Posted on 09/15/2002 9:15:23 AM PDT by Pistol
This isn't intelligent authoritarianism aimed at purposeful if disagreeable ends. It is the behavior of petty and stupid people, of minor minds over-empowered, ignorant, but angry and charmed to find that they can push others around. It is the exercise of power by people who have no business having any.
The impetus for Free Republic.
I call this the emasculation of society. It seeks to squelch the creative, raw drive of a live person. It is death. But guess what?
I have a Shepherd of Life.
In any event, in some ways our laws allow more "non conformity" rather than less than the good old days. It seems more about just who you want to conform to what.
You really are a student of objectivism, aren't you?
You must hire the correct proportion of this and that ethnic group, watch your sex balance, prove that you have the proper attitude toward homosexuals. You must let your children be politically indoctrinated in appropriate valuesgcruse,
Fredgcruse in another post [#77],
Hits it dead
On.
If not for the separation of church and stateMy question to gcruse,
so roundly criticized by religionists, organizations
such as the RCC would have been taken to
court on the grounds of gender discrimation
decades ago and made to move from the
Middle Ages to now.
Dearly beloved gcruse you are evidently having serious integrity problem. Is your first name Al by any chance?
Don't jump threads - If you get involved in an argument
in one thread, it's considered poor manners to
restart the previous argument in the middle of an unrelated thread.
Ditto!
Ditto and I add:
Don't buy the stupid products advertised on TV. Buy the other products that are comparable. Let the manufacturers and distributors know that they do NOT mold your life!
, "and pay a fee to handle to paper work." - Didn't understand that one.
"In any event, in some ways our laws allow more "non conformity" rather than less than the good old days. It seems more about just who you want to conform to what." - We must not be of the same age - or perhaps there was a difference in the geographical location of our rearing - but it is just simply not the case.
Thats nothing, I cannot get an answer to the question: Which of the "Bill of Rights" are still the absolute law of the land?
Silence...........
To the editor:
On Saturday, Aug. 10, I returned home about 4:30 p.m. My wife told me a dead dove was lying in our side yard. Having been alerted to the possible dangers of a bird with no visible injuries and the West Nile virus, I sealed the bird in a plastic bag.
My first action was to call 911. The gentleman said he didn't think doves were on the suspect bird list. I thanked him but added that didn't quell my unease. He then said he'd connect me with the division of Wildlife who would handle my concerns.
There I was politely told that doves weren't on the list-only crows and blue jays. I indicated my dissatisfaction by stating that perhaps some mosquitoes had no set preference. He then added their division doesn't handle dead birds and gave me the phone number for the division of Environmental Health.
For the third time I prepared to explain the nature of my call. It was all for naught as I received a recorded message telling me the "voice mail box" for the West Nile virus was full, and did I have another number to call. Not having a clue, I hung up.
I then called the Sunset Beach Police Department where for the third time I explained the situation. I was told by the male voice a cruiser would be dispatched immediately to pick up the bird. Alas, when I gave my address, the officer apologized and said I didn't live in the town limits. I explained I was only a block away-I'd walk and meet the cruiser. The officer declined and said the sheriff's department would have to handle the bird and gave me the phone number.
When the deputy sheriff answered, I related the story for the fourth time. He immediately suggested I call 911. After a brief discussion the deputy said he'd call his sergeant and return my call. Fifteen minutes later I received his call, which informed me the sheriff's department doesn't handle wildlife. I was told to "handle the bird minimally and get rid of it any way you can."
Not easily discouraged, I analyzed five actions, the first of which was shot down by my wife who did not want a dead bird in the refrigerator. The second, which I nixed, was to bury the bird in my yard. The third was the neighbor's yard, but he, being very meticulous, would have noticed the freshly dug hole. The fifth was to burn the bird, yet even though we are not in the town limits for dead birds, we are in its jurisdiction for burning that requires a permit.
At last I conceded defeat and did as advised. I got rid of the bird any which way I could.
John Difloure
Sunset Beach
You just can't do the right thing anymore.
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