Just to set the record straight - if this is needed - Mr P
used the word
"nigger" - hateful word that it is - to describe a situation
in which racism was the issue. If people see a black person
reach into their pockets the assumption is they are going for
a gun so they got shot.
Whever-or-not there was 1,2 or 3 such killings - and I can
recall several that made the UK news in other US cities eg
Detriot - and one which included an incident where a black
off duty cop was thrown thru a window - seems to me to be
irrevant.
One thing was clear about Mr P, he has a lot of principals
and integrity from his personal experiences. He hates racism
and guns and he writes about that - very well in my
opinion.
Finally, Mr P was reacting to comments made by someone Ed. I
don't think he'd read your article until after I spoke to him
(in CT 3.3) but I think he'd disagree with them anyway.
Karras, eg, has 'sexual' problems vis his realtionships with
women. Coopers
'sexual' realtionship with BR isn't
'gay' but one of power. There aren't any clear dividing lines
between 'good' and
'bad' and this is seen very clearly in the next two books in
the Quartet.
Pete
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