From: Kevin L Prigge <Kevin.L.Prigge-2@cis.umn.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 01:17:05 +0800
To: jamesd@echeque.com (James A. Donald)
Subject: Re: Assault presses with cop killer computers.
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According to rumor, James A. Donald said:
> 
> While channel surfing around 6PM today on Christmas day, I saw 
> President Clinton announce the grave international threat 
> posed by terrorists, drug dealers and money launderers wielding 
> computers (Only three horsemen -- he left out child pornographers.)

Probably because child pornographers have been dealt with in
the recent bill signed by Bill, which mandates 24-30 months
for transmitting child porn, double if a computer is used.
> 
> He was immediately followed by an Expert In Television Expertise, 
> who told us that computers were getting more and more powerful, and 
> doing more and more things, and that Something Must Be Done.

I'll have to keep an eye on my machine, I think it may be subversive.
Remember, computers don't break laws, people do...

> The Expert did not actually use the phrase "The first Amendment was never 
> intended to protect modern assault presses using cop killer computers", 
> but that was the message.
> 

I'll have to rename my machine black-rhino :)

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