tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168458041332941999.post2429370052519918692..comments2023-10-17T06:59:53.759-04:00Comments on No Cookies For Me: They're there to serve and protect... right?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168458041332941999.post-141835294675148342007-10-03T18:59:00.000-04:002007-10-03T18:59:00.000-04:00Fair enough-- I think that there are always instan...Fair enough-- I think that there are always instances when we react like that. But a presently occurring rape is radically different than a brushfire. And in any case, you <I>did</I> call.<BR/><BR/>Though I do not personally understand it because my white skin has afforded me the privilege of not understanding it, I do acknowledge and recognize the fear of calling the police, and why those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168458041332941999.post-66581847187278939992007-10-03T17:33:00.000-04:002007-10-03T17:33:00.000-04:00I can't claim to know the motivations or mental st...I can't claim to know the motivations or mental states of the people in that building, and I think that there are, in some cases, multiple layers of problem happening. <BR/><BR/>I mean, you're <I>starting</I> from the position of needing to overcome the mob mentality problem, which is, unfortunately, a pretty big hurdle to overcome. As a lesser example: one of my last trips out to Boston involvedRex Libris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13666188771524753584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168458041332941999.post-17385794089295630062007-10-03T17:02:00.000-04:002007-10-03T17:02:00.000-04:00You know, I really kind of refuse to believe that ...You know, I really kind of refuse to believe that the case of people watching a woman be raped and doing nothing is quite the same as the others. Personally, I never heard that that crime took place in an area where mistrust of police was prevalent or warranted. And absolutely nothing stopped them from trying to end the rape themselves. Maybe the news left out the part about police problems? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com