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(...) Well in this case the homeowner was definatly in the wrong. There can be no doubt that he shot without any warning, (otherwise his daughter would have made herself known to him) and thus he can't claim self defence, because he wasn't being (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote: SNIPPY (...) Hey , what about the innocent men and the guilty women and children? (I had a strange cultural default twinge there as I typed 'children') SNIPPY Tim (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Part of Dave K's post (URL) here> brought this issue to mind and resonated with a recent news story. Here's part of the text of a post I wrote back in 2003. I've isolated it here rather than replying in-thread because I don't want to put any (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) And if I may intrude into this here, we have had some wonderful fiction on the telly lately in which what is considered to be 'the bad guy' in the 'tv show universe' is the person we most relate to. Loads of examples, but starting off with (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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test (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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(...) Just making sure. Got that one from Duffy, did ya, Dave!? (...) Hold on right there! I wonder why that is the case! And I certainly don't believe it is by Cawinkydink. And if it is so easy, than why would it be restricted to our culture? I (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Fair enough. Actually, I find it a lot more convincing as points of view go than the semantics one. ;) Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) First off, "sophistimacated" was just a means of letting out some air so that I don't start taking myself too seriously. Let me disclaim that it in this passage I'm speaking specifically of fiction rather than reality. The reason it's more (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You keep out of this. I'll decide what you did and didn't say! ;) Dave! (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Right. Semantics, that must be it. Even so, even if that was what Dave was meaning, it would be nice for him to have the used the phrase "Richie's comment" or "Richie's post". It would save you the hassle of having to explain this stuff to me, (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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