🚀 go-pugleaf

>In article <CHG1Mq.5vA@walter.bellcore.com> whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h) writes:
>
>>And that is one of the major things wrong in this country.  Anyone
>>should be able to protect his/her property using whatever force is needed.
>>If some human garbage thug is running off with my TV, VCR , why
>>shouldn't I be able to go after him and stop him?   Please...no
>>bleeding heart crap about the use of force not being warranted
>>for theft, etc.  Why do you think we have so much more crime today?
>


A viscerally attractive attitude in extreme cases.  But what if you 
find out you made a mistake in maiming someone - got the wrong person
or he really didn't steal anything. Or if you maim someone for making an
'honest mistake' and picking up the wrong coat for example?
And at what dollar amount do you assign to various 'use of force'?  
OK to kill someone for stealing $1? $30 book? $1000 stereo?
'Human garbage thug', you say. How about a hungry kid swipes your apple when
you're having a bad day?  OK to kill him to stop him from getting away?
The extreme case of a human garbage thug
stealing your valuabe property is easy to think about; try some
tougher ones. This may do a lot for reducing crime, but probably 
not for reducing violence.

rick




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Rick Parent		       Department of Computer and Information Science
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