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Subject: Re: [OM] Tragedy
From: Scott Gomez <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 23:25:53 -0700
That should have read: "far more likely to be hurt in an accident". My
phone has a mind of its own tonight.
 On May 12, 2015 11:23 PM, "Scott Gomez" <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The chance of your involvement in anything like that are pretty
> vanishingly small. Just like my wife and I have been telling our families
> about our chance of being involved in problems here in Mexico.
>
> One of the best things one can do anymore seems to be to avoid television
> news. The constant drumbeat of what turns out to be mostly reports of only
> the worst about *any* area give a highly biased view that really doesn't
> represent reality.
>
> This is in no way to say that there aren't issues. There are. And they
> need to be fixed. But you're far more likely to due in assn accident near
> home than in any of the sort of things the need media like to blather on
> about. Giving in and avoiding travel is letting the fear-mongering assholes
> win.
> On May 12, 2015 5:25 PM, "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Trigger happy and brutal US police and random street violence are the
>> biggest reasons why we no longer have any intention of visiting the USA.
>> Previous happy visits to Portland, Maine, Portland, Oregon and many points
>> in between and beyond are a thing of the past. What would worry me is the
>> prospect of being flagged down for an alleged traffic infraction, being
>> tossed into a police cruiser or van and having my spine broken or body
>> bruised. Sounds crazy? It is a daily occurence being reported on CNN and
>> Canadian news media.
>>
>> On 5/12/2015 5:20 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
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>>> 2nd amendment in action, again.
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>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
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>>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>>> YNWA
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>>>  On 12 May 2015, at 21:43, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  One of the seniors is a member of our bike collective.  We found that
>>>>> he has returned home and is okay, though I'll be he's a bit shaken up.
>>>>>
>>>> Ouch. It's been remarkably quiet this year, on the school shooting
>>>> front, but the threat is real. As a parent of two high-school
>>>> students, it's something that we tend to keep in mind and discuss with
>>>> our kids. It was a little close-to-home when I was still working in
>>>> Colorado. Had I moved my family out there, the high school that the
>>>> girls went to had a shooting itself, and was in the same district as
>>>> the most infamous one in recent decades. But where we live, the crime
>>>> level is already higher than average, and the threat level also above
>>>> average, so everybody takes it more seriously. The attitude of "it
>>>> can't happen here" is not our reality. It CAN happen here and we know
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> A couple of you know our own story, which I'm not at liberty to openly
>>>> discuss, but I'll just say that I take this kind of thing VERY
>>>> seriously, and our family has been directly involved in getting a
>>>> high-risk individual arrested and removed from the campus. There are
>>>> reasons why our house is under 24/7 electronic and video monitoring
>>>> and has multiple layers of security.
>>>>
>>>> When a student expresses fear or concern, DO take it seriously and
>>>> don't diminish his or her feelings. It's real.
>>>>
>>>> AG
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