RE: [DMCForum] Re: a real car nut...

["timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's kind of how I saw it too, Rich.  Although it was nuts to hang on to
the car and yes, Louie, it is replaceable, I saw it as the guy standing up
for himself.

Sorry to hear about your ordeal, Rich.

Greg




-----Original Message-----
From: cruznmd [mailto:racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:34 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DMCForum] Re: a real car nut...




I look at that article in an entirely different way;

It's not about keeping your car from being stolen. It's not about
risking your life over a material possession. It's about finally
standing up to thugs like that and holding them accountable for
their actions.

Our society has slipped into the litigation and call-the-cops mode
to the point where no one even defends themselves anymore. I've got
news for you people. The cops aren't going to save you. You need to
save yourselves. I say this from personal experience.

1. During all of the anti-war protests, I watched an Ohio police
chief say on national TV: "If you're being robbed, or raped or
assaulted, we are not going to be able to get to you, possibly for
hours because our resources are over-taxed".

2. I was assaulted at gun-point, and tied up in my own home at 2:30
a.m. After being tied up, this gentleman attempted to sexually help
himself to my wife. She kicked the shit out of him. The police were
very slow to arrive, and when they swept my room for evidence they
completely missed the 5 rounds of .40 caliber ammo, magazine spring
and bandana all laying on the floor from when he pistol-whipped her.
I had to call them on the phone and beg them to come and get this
potential evidence. This was the Kitsap County police in Wa. State.

My home is now alarmed and I own a 12 ga. shotgun. I don't care if
you enter my home to seek shelter from a tornado, or to steal a loaf
of bread to feed your starving children. If you invade my home, I
will kill you instantly if you disobey my order to surrender.

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Louie" <louie@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Damn people are crazy. There isn't any material thing on this
earth
> that holds that much value to me that I'd do something so STUPID!
> People expected me to jump from the nearest cliff when my DeLorean
> was totalled back in '03, and so many people tried to convince me
to
> completely rebuild the car when it was far too damaged. All
because
> everyone thought I would be that attached to the car. It's just a
> *CAR*... cars can be replaced and aren't worth losing your life
> over. I've seen my close friend's DeLorean ruin him financially
and
> break up his relationship, yet he still refuses to sell the thing.
> It pisses me off so bad to sit and watch it that I want to sell
mine
> to spare myself the future possibility of that kind of grief lol.
I
> just don't get people valuing inanimate objects over flesh and
> blood... it baffles me. Can you guys tell this article hit a nerve
> with me??? LOL!! -Louie
>
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> > This is pretty much self-explanatory.
> >
> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144194,00.html
> >
> > Greg

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