Alias Wrote:
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> MrMephisto Wrote:
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> > Again, most rapists/serial killers/muggers
> don't
> > say "good morning" before the
> rape/murder/robbery.
> > I thought that saying "good morning" would
> lower
> > concern that I'm about to pull a knife out of
> my
> > pocket, but I am a trusting fool, I guess.
>
> A woman walking alone at 4 o'clock in the morning
> doesn't have the luxury of being a trusting fool.
> Along with manners, and believe me, my parents
> were BIG on that, we girls were also taught
> safety. We were taught NOT to walk alone at 4
> o'clock in the morning, but if alone on a sidewalk
> in the middle of the night and a man is
> approaching from the opposite direction, the wise
> thing for a woman to do is cross the street.
>
> Now, Mr. Mephisto, if I were to pass you on an
> empty sidewalk in daylight, I would probably smile
> and say good morning to you. And, I don't mumble
> or look down because I was taught to make good
> eye contact.
>
>
> To Harry: I am not a frightened little lamb. Take
> that back.
what was that, Alias?