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on-ramp, i agree, it is a terribly disappointing revelation. I think it points to the fact that we, as a society, have not really advanced that far ahead of others as we would like to think. Plus, putting people in great unfamiliar and stressful situations has no certain or predictable outcome, regardless of the training.
And yes, lendaddy, random acts of kindness occur as well.

campbellcj, in my neck of the woods, Sherman is still depicted with horns on his head. Yes, the Great Satan, 140 years ago!

Ed