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>>Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 09:55:02 CST
>>From: fstevens@CCTR.UMKC.EDU
>>To: Issues concerning CEDA Debate <CEDA-L@cornell.edu>
>>Subject: Olympic bombing
>>
>>Hello,
>>        It is 9:00 in the morning and I have just been awakened by the news
>>that there was an explosion in the Centinneal Olympic park in Atlanta.  I don't
>>yet know if it was a bomb, or just an accident.  Whatever the case may be it
>>saddens me to see this sorta shit going on in the world.  In the last week and
>>a half, one plane has been shot down (probably), another has been hijacked
>>(fortunately with no injuries) and now someone has bombed an event that is
>>supposed to bring peoplr together in the spirit of competition and mutual
>>respect.  
>>        Will someone please explain to me why people think it is appropriate to
>>use these acts of violence and hatred to make a statement.  I just don't
>>understand what kind of person thinks that killing or injuring or even
>>threatening hundreds or thousands of people is called for.  Maybe I am naive,
>>but I am also frightened.  I am not scared of getting onto a plane , etc. I am
>>scared that our society has decided that the only way to express ourself is
>>through violence and killing.  Why is that the case.  Could someone explain it
>>to me?  Like I was a four year old. 
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>>Monte Stevens                                Umkc Debate Forum
>>FSTEVENS@CCTR.UMKC.EDU                       University of Missouri, Kansas City
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TBARNES@CCTR.UMKC.EDU                        University of Missouri, Kansas City
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