On Jul 31, 7:39 am, Cynic  wrote:
> On 30 Jul 2008 22:49:37 GMT, Bert Hyman  wrote:
>
> >>>"Feeling bad."  Okay, I'm going to tell you:  I _have_, unlike you> >>>witnessed death, up close and personal.  You don't just "feel bad"
> >>>afterwards.  People can be debilitated for years by the consequences
> >>>of such things.
>
> >> I can verify that.  It took me about 24 years before I got a complete
> >> night's sleep.  Mind you, it probably depends on the circumstances.  I
> >> had seen some messy dead *bodies* without much problem.  It was seeing
> >> the act itself that did it.  And possibly the age of the child who
> >> died.
>
> >So, what other potentially dangerous activities would you two like to
> >ban so that you and others like you can avoid such vicarious trauma?
>
> The only dangerous activity that I would *really* like to ban is war.
>
> --
> Cynic

That's funny.  Yep lets get everyone to sit down and smoke em peace
pipe and sign a blood brother pact.  NO more WAR.  Zombie!