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Old 01-28-2009, 08:54 PM   #73
piercehawkeye45
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Originally Posted by classicman View Post
No PH, I wasn't talking about Somalis at all.
I was using them as an example. Why didn't you define ethnic subcultures as I asked?

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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
Explain what you mean.
Do you mean Chinese-American versus European American, do you mean rural America versus suburban America, or do you mean something completely different?

Either way, since the Oakland County police officers dealt with the problem, we can conclude that he lived in the bay area. That either means he lived in a urban or suburban environment. In either of those environments, there sometimes is no safety net for people who are alone and this is the result. The government doesn't have a responsibility, the utility company doesn't have a responsibility, his family doesn't have a responsibility.

In both suburban and rural areas, people live a very independent lifestyle so it is no surprise that something like this will happen every once in a while. Precautions should be taken, but they cannot be guaranteed 100% effective.
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