I live across the street from a well known and twice convicted drug dealer. In this state there is a 3 strike law. He has seen the light. In the last 8 years that we've lived here, I fell off my front porch, breaking my leg and while I lay on my sidewalk screaming at the top of my lungs, neither my husband nor my son heard me, but my neighbor did. He rushed over to see if he could help. Ran back to his house and called an ambulance and brought back a blanket. When I'd gotten home from the hospital, his mother brought over a chicken. This man watches our place for us when we are gone. No jokes, please. He helps when we ask and I share my peaches from my tree with him and his mom. He has always been respectful of us and our property. So not all the news is bad everywhere. Although the noise across the street can get a little loud at times, and I could do without the loud swearing, I would much rather have the neighbor I have than a "professed Christian" who would look the other way so as not to cause himself trouble by getting involved. Chris, I joke about my illness because it helps to laugh. But I would never live in any other country, no offence, Ya'all! Shyrell On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:00:27 +0000 Ken K <kenkagawa@hotmail.com> writes: > I've done a lot of world traveling in the past.Im an American who was > > overseas for 4 years.I never felt threatened and I've traveled to > some > pretty hairy places. > Most places in the world are much safer than the SF bay area.In some > Sf > neighborhoods I watch my back because I know 4 people who have been > brutally > attacked from behind.One woman I know required 2 years of > recuperation. > An asian man was shot and killed in Oakland last month because the > wilding > gang was targeting asians whom they think "carry more cash". > A Japanese student was killed in Texas by a homeowner.The kid > entered the > house thinking it was his friends party,and didn't understand the > term > "freeze".It was a misunderstanding ,but I wonder if he were white > would he > have been shot. > There have been several cases of homophobic murders in the press > recently. > A black man was dragged to death behind a pickup truck a few years > back by > racists. > There was an incident where the police murdered an unarmed African > American > who was reaching for his wallet. > This is a very violent country.Guns make it more volatile.(Im > personally not > against guns, but they are a large factor.) > Anyone who denies that the right wing controls the country is > mistaken.Remember we have a Republican President ,Congress ,and > Supreme > court.The NRA is right wing, and supports right wing politicians. > My advice to foreigners visiting the USA is, watch your back. > KenK > > > > > Nitka > > > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 8:59 AM > > > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - > Students > > > Subject: Re: > > > > > > > HELLO! can anyone say TROLL - either Chris is a drooling > idiot or he's a > > > TROLL - I suspect the later. How can anyone living in > another developed > > > country ask such a stupid question. It is a TROLL. Right > Wing Nature of > > > American Culture - where do you get this stuff - Again the > guy is a TROLL > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > >
