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Re: Fan Thank You Letter
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Thu, 20 Jun 2002 21:01:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
***snip of stereophilic skullduggery***
> Sure it works out for that one stolen car stereo may work out to be a
> fraction of a thousanth of a penny per purchase, but A) you're not the only
> thief out there and b) you make plenty of purchases. YOu think that in 10
> years, you won't have spent more than 300 dollars on the 'addidtional
> expenses' attached to consumer goods that you purchase? Unless you steal
> everything that you need to live, throughout your life you're shelling out
> more than the moneys saved by stealing. Not you as society, but you
> specifically--the thief.
Kind of. But consider that the costs are raised infinitessimally by any
single theft, so it's no good to tell Thief A not to steal; as long as every
other thief is still stealing, then Thief A will still have to pay pretty
much the same amount whether he steals your stereo or not. That is, over
ten years Thief A would have paid close to $300.00 in theft-absorption costs
anyway, so he might as well help himself to another stereo while he's at it.
Dave!
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> Stealing is insane. And stealing time is ludicrous. I can't imagine all
> the physical monies wasted by these frivilous cases. The lawyers have to be
> paid, the judges, even the people who clean and maintain the courtrooms.
> That's alotta money. For what? So you can extract some semblance of
> financial vengeance against your neighbour, who happened to run over your cat?
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> Yes you were attached to your cat. Yes the neighbour should have been
> watching when he backed out of his garage. But will the 500 dollars get
> your cat back?
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> People, in general, should just take a step back and say, 'Yes I hurt today,
> but I must believe in a brighter tomorrow.' (that should be on a coffee cup
> somewhere) And the only way to have a brighter tomorrow is if we *help* one
> another, not extract vengeance. Forgiveness really is divine.
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> 'Cause that leads to my final point--what goes around, comes around. You
> sue him, he sues someone else, and that dude sues you...
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> Much akin to that Star Trek ep 'A Piece of the Action...'
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> I whack Granko
> Granko whacks Kneeko
> Kneeko whacks me
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> No one comes out ahead in this game ('xcept maybe the lawyers ;) )
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> (anytime you can quote a Star Trek Classic Ep in a post, now that's a good
> time!)
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> Dave
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| (...) Take a look at this link for some more thoughts on the economics of crime (including, particularly, theft) (URL) analysis does not quite square with yours. (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Oh my tirade is not directed at anyone here at all. I have agreed with these posts. Few things get my blood pressure up and this is one of them, so if I come across as yelling, my bad. Yes I stand on a soap box every once in a while. I'm not (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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