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Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 19 Nov 1999 00:30:21 GMT
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On Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:44:12 GMT, "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com>
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> Suppose someone is in the process of stabbing you in the chest with the
> intent to end your life, and you have the means to stop him, but only by • ^^^^
> killing him, and so you kill him. Would you still label him innocent and
> yourself guilty, and therefore deserving of punishment? What if he kills you
> and is never caught; is he "innocent?"
Only is the key word here. In the case I was responding to, there were
other options. At least, I read it as such.
Jasper
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| (...) Whew! Gosh gosh gosh, I don't know. I'm afraid I'm having difficulty keeping my knee-jerk response separate from my intellectual one. What if, in the earlier example, the rape victim fought off her attacker, and in the process killed him? Who, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but I'm having trouble getting my head into the space you're describing. Let me try a different example to see if I understand your position: Suppose someone is in the process of stabbing you in the chest with the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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