Thomas Sowell is a fine fellow, and his columns are generally insightful. Here's a great observation from his most recent which is on-topic for TFL:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>A recent television re-run showed the Lone Ranger shooting a gun out of the bad guy's hand, while galloping full speed on his horse Silver. Maybe that is why a generation raised on this kind of stuff has such unrealistic expectations of police shooting.[/quote]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>A recent television re-run showed the Lone Ranger shooting a gun out of the bad guy's hand, while galloping full speed on his horse Silver. Maybe that is why a generation raised on this kind of stuff has such unrealistic expectations of police shooting.[/quote]