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- From: rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade)
- Subject: Re: License plates make you safer
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.200300.782@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <1jr6ilINNej1@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1993Jan24.231644.68@cobra.dra.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:03:00 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan24.231644.68@cobra.dra.com> sean@cobra.dra.com writes:
- >In article <1jr6ilINNej1@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, cs737@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John B. Baron) writes:
- >> Summary: license plates protect us by allowing us to identify
- >> those who might do us harm with their vehicles. Unlike
- >> people on foot, cars tend to look a lot more alike, and
- >> with the possible exception of my car, they can run
- >> away a lot faster. :-(
- >
- >Then why don't we require people to wear football jerseys with their
- >name and number on their back whenever they are in public :-)
- >
- >How far will you go to feel secure? And will it actually make you safer?
- >
-
- or maybe to keep us safe we should all be tatooed with a number...oh yea...
- some evil guy did that and killed millions...instead of protecting them...
- well now...that could never happen again...could it.....?
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