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- From: mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mike A. McAngus)
- Subject: Re: Showering in the Military
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.183016.13258@jcnpc.cmhnet.org>
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- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 18:30:16 GMT
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- Walter Smith (smithw@col.hp.com) wrote:
- : livesey@solntze.wpd.sgi.com (Jon Livesey) writes:
- : > |>
- : > |> Ok, so what do you make of the report that there has been something on
- : > |> the order of a 4-fold increase of assaults on homosexuals in Colorado
- : > |> since amendment #2 passed?
- : >
- : > I don't "make" anything based on vague reports with no source, especially
- : > when they contain phrases like "something on the order of".
- : >
- : > However, we are being asked to accept unreported incidents as part of
- : > the basis for excluding Gays from professions. Excluding a group from
- : > certain professions is a bit different to "what do you make of these
- : > reports?"
- : >
- : > jon.
- :
- : The reported increase in attacks on homosexuals is being used to support
- : the 'hate state' notion against Colorado, and the boycott of the state.
- : The "something on the order of" is my words, since I don't recall the
- : *exact* percentage that was given, and didn't want to misrepresent the
- : figures. So from what you are saying, can we assume that you are against
- : those figures being used to say that #2 has had a tangeable effect on
- : the safety of gays in Colorado? Why/why not?
-
- Isn't it obvious? Mr. Livesey won't have an opinion on these "statistics"
- until he investigates whether or not the figures can be substantiated.
-
- Mr Smith, why do you keep badgering Mr. Livesey? "I don't know" is a valid
- response when a person does not have sufficient information.
- --
- Mike McAngus | As if I needed Another time consuming hobby.
- (mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org) |
- The Truth is still the Truth | This Post exploits illiterates.
- Even if you choose to ignore it. |
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