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From: Phil Scarr
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 13:45
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 13:45
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In article <Cu1wut.Anp@murdoch.acc.virginia.edu>, Brian L. Robinson <blr2w@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU> wrote: >In article <Cu0yJ7.364@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, fife@viper.cs.Virginia.EDU (Greg Fife) writes: >> In article <Cu0vs8.xH@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> >> prs9k@brain.neuro.virginia.edu (Phil Scarr) writes: >> >> >I wasn't aware that murder is an covered by the 1st amendment as a form >> >of free speech. Sheesh, talk about apples and oranges... >> >> You know the difference, and I certainly know the difference, but I'm >> not at all convinced that Pat Robertson fully understands the difference. > >Well, if burning a flag can be considered "speech", then why NOT murder or any >other act for that matter? Simple. Both are expressive acts, but one involves the destruction of a piece of cloth while the other involves the destruction of a sentient human being. If you can't see the difference, I can't help you. Other acts are considered expressions of free speech (like kids wearing gang colors or people picketing a women's health center). -Phil -- =============================================================================== Phil Scarr, Computer Systems Engineer | Forget it, Jake, | prs9k@Virginia.EDU Neuroclinical Trials Center | it's Chinatown... | 804.243.0229 (v) The University of Virginia | | 804.243.0294 (f) ===============================================================================
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb716,558377de1dbef8d X-Google-Attributes: gidfb716,public X-Google-Thread: fb785,558377de1dbef8d X-Google-Attributes: gidfb785,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-08-08 08:03:51 PST Newsgroups: va.general,chv.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!murdoch!brain.neuro.virginia.edu!prs9k From: prs9k@brain.neuro.virginia.edu (Phil Scarr) Subject: Re: Rutherford Institute: defending a murderer... Message-ID: <Cu7y7C.312@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: Neuroclinical Trials Center, UVa References: <CtzCBD.B7D@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <Cu0vs8.xH@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <Cu0yJ7.364@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <Cu1wut.Anp@murdoch.acc.virginia.edu> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 13:45:12 GMT Lines: 29