Monthly Archives: November 2004

Nov 29

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There’s a new book out on the his­tory of the Rochester Fire Depart­ment. The depart­ment was founded in 1817 as a col­lec­tion of vol­un­teer depart­ments and incor­po­rated as a pro­fes­sional orga­ni­za­tion in 1860. For con­trast, my mixed vol­un­teer and pro­fes­sional depart­ment … Read More

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Nov 29

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Are Tasers really as safe as claimed? The real ques­tion to ask is not how many deaths occurred using them but rather “how many deaths would have occurred using alter­na­tives?” Hand­guns are very effec­tive, but can eas­ily kill and rep­re­sent … Read More

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