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Written in article <21861@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL>
 by slb@suned1.UUCP (Shari L Brooks):

: In article <19739@fritz.filenet.com> asylvain@fritz.filenet.com
:    (The Chipmunk) writes:
:
:> There exist ecofacists who would be happy to kill to save the planet, 
:> their justification being the choice of the lesser evil.  The mere lack 
:> of necessity of such extremes sometimes doesn't soak into these skulls.
:
: I am wondering where you get this information.  Who has been killed?
: If not, what makes you assert this with such authority?  Just because
: some corporations could care less about endangered lives *doesn't*
: necessarily mean the other side doesn't either.

Well, I must admit that I have no authority whatsoever.  That's why the
disclaimer says the "opinions" are mine.  When I have facts, I state
them.  Remember, everything you read on Usenet is subject to independent
verification ... no one has a staff of research gophers.

I never said anyone had actually been killed, I merely said that some
would be happy to do so.  I've heard many post to this very newsgroup,
altho whether they're merely shooting off their mouths is impossible to
say.  Obviously, no one swears and oath to tell the truth before logging
in to the Net.

As to the subject of "ecofacists" and killing:

Folks from or associated with Earth First! and other groups have posted
here and in talk.environment about the various ways of spiking a tree.
There's been plenty of controversy surrounding this practice, including
media talk-shows featuring these radical environmentalists.  Logging
companies claim this can kill an unwary logger.

The spikers have since countered that they always warn the companies of
which grove has been spiked, but without telling which particular tree.
Their claim is, and I _have_ heard this on the radio, that it's then the
logging companies fault if someone is killed.

That's like sprinkling tacks on a mountain highway and posting a warning
sign.  If someone blows out a tire and goes over the edge, they can be
killed.  Claiming its the victim's fault for ignoring the sign is a
rationalization of *_enormous_* proportions.

I call that being willing to kill.

:> Me
: Shari L Brooks

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