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Tolerance of vice
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Date:
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Tue, 23 Oct 2001 20:48:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> > > I agree. Let's stop encouraging it. Only reply to his posts if they're worth
> > > your time. Agreed?
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> > And only respond to theft if the item's big enough to worry about? Works for
> > TARGET. Doesn't work for me, though. It encourages the notion that small
> > thefts are OK.
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> Ah, but while petty theft may still be wrong, is it worth capital
> punishment? Or maybe just cutting off their hands? Is it worth the time?
So you think there's a tolerable level of theft? Some shrinkage is
acceptable? Don't ever work for me unless you are prepared to set that
attitude aside. No level of theft is "acceptable" and no level should be
"tolerated" because it's too difficult to come up with an appropriate
punishment.
> > If it's OK for theft, is it ok for antisocial behaviour? I ignore minor
> > antisocial behaviour when displayed by 3 year olds, because I assume they
> > have parents that will correct them. There is no enforcement mechanism here.
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> Should we expect one?
No, my point is merely that because there IS one I can tolerate that
behaviour from children, where I would speak out about it from adults. Since
there is no enforcement mechanism here, I speak out.
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Tolerance of vice
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| (...) But I never said it was acceptable. I said the punishment you betrothed to it was overzealous. Is going 31mph in a 30mph zone an offense punishable by death? Ban him? You really think that's a good solution? I don't. I think the appropriate (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: 14 posts by Scott just now
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| (...) Ah, but while petty theft may still be wrong, is it worth capital punishment? Or maybe just cutting off their hands? Is it worth the time? (...) Should we expect one? Aren't you always on the side of retaining people's liberties? Suppose "the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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