- Corrected... "GPSr in your *hand* and what-not..." I know some of you have dirty minds...LOL --- Michael Rogers <mrogers07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > - > How does it all tie in? Hmmm...I got it: > > How does that mom or dad sitting there know if > you're > a cacher or a predator? I know, I know...you have a > GPSr in your nad and what-not...but think of > this...John Wayne Gacy was a clown with all the > trappings... > > -Michael > > --- RNX <_rnx_@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > --------------------------------- > - > I thought the discussion was about geocachers on > playgrounds, not about pedophiles on playgrounds. I > totally support not allowing peddophiles to stalk > playgrounds. How do we make the jump from suspicious > parent to convicted pedophile. That's the tricky > part. > > I think that i'm going over to nancy's backyard for > breakfast. Maybe i'll get some eggs florintine if > i'm > lucky. What were those coords again? > > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Thu, 17 May 2007 11:09:30 PM EDT > From: Mike Lusicic <lusicic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Common sense when hiding > > > - Well, I am going to agree and disagree with you. I > think the Patriot Act was given that name because it > needed the disguise to get it through. It is > anything > but Patriotic and is an erosion of everyone's > rights. > > > However..... your stand on rights trumping other > rights just does not hold water. You are taking the > same position as the guy who wants to maintain his > absolute right to freedom of speech by yelling FIRE > in > the crowded movie theater. Your rights are NOT > absolute. They are dependent upon not infringing the > rights of others. Felons may pay taxes, but they are > not allowed in certain areas. Child molesters pay > taxes yet may not be allowed near playgrounds. Think > of the rights of the child molester since he cannot > find your cache. Are you as concerned about his > rights > as yours? And last but not least, there is this > thing > called COURTESY. Just because you feel you have a > right to do something doesn't make that a courteous > thing to do. I have just as much right to public > ground as another, but it is just not courteous to > stomp on someone else's foot because that foot > happens > to be on the ground you pay taxes to support. Do you > think you should be able to blare a stereo at 1000 > watts into someone's ear because you think you > should > have the right to play music as loud as you want? > Courtesy. Think about it. You might find your > attitude > change a little if you think of someone else instead > of YOUR rights alone. > > There are many things wrong in this country, but I > am > sticking with it, and maybe even trying to make a > difference. I don't cut and run when some self > serving > politician is working to undo 200 years of freedom > in > this country. But if you cut and run because you > didn't like performing a courtesy to others, then > what > is keeping you here after the Patriot Act? > > Stephen Martin wrote: > > - I am a citizen. i pay taxes. Parent or no, you're > concern is not able to trump my RIGHTS!i am not > gonna > fight. i will still hunt. just not submit to making > everyone elses concern trump my rights. period > **************************************** For List > Info > or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing > from > this list, click -----> > //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri > Caches Scheduled to be Archived > http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > **************************************** For List > Info > or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing > from > this list, click -----> > //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri > Caches Scheduled to be Archived > http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > **************************************** For List > Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including > unsubscribing > from this list, click -----> > //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri > Caches Scheduled to be Archived > http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including > unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> > //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived > http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw