Robert Musicant wrote:

"Jerome Bibuld" wrote in message
...
Dear Relatives, Friends and Associates in the World of Chess:

Heil Dubya!

When I was in the sixth grade, I had a teacher, Mrs. Wilson, who used to
tell
us how wonderful it was to live in the United States. her favorite reason
was
that, while people had to carry identification at all times in other
countries,
we could walk the streets with no identification at all and, as long as we
were
peaceful, we were safe from governmental interference. Oh, well, tempus
fugit.

Infringement of Human Rights and False Arrest in Grand Central Station

snip

Do you think there was something peculiarly American about the mistreatment
you describe?

Or perhaps there was something peculiarly American about the pragmatic
resolution by the officer who got you your ticket and and refund?

What's peculiar is a man his age acting like a spoiled child.