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One_Life_To_Give

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15. You want cops on the corners instead of street lights?

Reply to Earth_First (Reply #14)

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 04:52 PM

Mar 2014

For 6000 years we have been replacing people by developing better ways to do things. Look at all those displaced by the Wheel. Turns out that since we don't all spend 90%+ of our waking hours trying to feed ourselves anymore. We have found all kinds of other usefull work to accomplish.

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+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #6

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Maybe a sleep apnea test should have been required. PADemD Mar 2014 #5

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This one puts the February incident in a kinder light: progree Mar 2014 #10

Perhaps it's time for Automated operators. One_Life_To_Give Mar 2014 #11

Maybe a few more 'self checkout lines' privatize a few more highways with 'EZ-Pass' lanes... Earth_First Mar 2014 #14

You want cops on the corners instead of street lights? One_Life_To_Give Mar 2014 #15

"6000" years eh? nt Earth_First Mar 2014 #16

Recorded history One_Life_To_Give Mar 2014 #17