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Re: We'll take in your poor, your homeless, your oppressed...
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Thu, 8 Jul 2004 19:40:12 GMT
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"Lenny Hoffman" <lahoffma@*NOSPAM*mailer.fsu.edu> wrote in message
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> > So, Germany could slaughter jews at whim in the 20th century because it • was a
> > sovereign nation and you fully support that?
>
> Not comparable. And I'm not talking about my support - but rather the • legality
> of international law.
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> > > Think of it this way: If i had killed Timothy McVey I would be guilty • of
> > > *murder*, despite McVey kill 150 other people.
> >
> > McVey is about to blow up a another building with hundreds of people in • it. I,
> > not authorized by the U.N., U.S., or anybody else, pop him with two to • the chest
> > and one to the head. It would not be murder even though I wasn't • directly
> > threatened.
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> You're changing my scenario. But even then, you'd still be a murderer for
> killing him. The correct thing to do would be to call the police and let • them
> know why you think he is going to blow up another building.
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> I don't believe in vigilantes or vigilante style justice. The rule of law • is
> what keeps us civilized and not barbarians.
Hmm, are you never justified in taking action on your own? If someone is
about to shoot you, are you justified in shooting back, or do you have to
wait for the cops to show up? What if the cops are the ones shooting at you?
Also, isn't the correct spelling McVeigh?
Frank
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