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Re: From Harry Browne
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 15 Nov 2000 17:07:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> Did you not get it on purpose?
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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Maggie Cambron writes:
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> > Well, let's see.... if you want to apply the same logic, you need to choose a
> > comparable crime.
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> I did. Murder of an adult and murder of a fetus. You're turning it around
> wrong.
<SNIPPED>
Sorry to barge in. I think you could argue, as you do, that both your
hypothetical adult & foetus could be considered victims in murder. However,
the if a foetus were to cease to exist, society would not notice - there
would be no other "victim" other than the foetus itself. Whereas, your
hypothetical adult may well have friends, family and contributions to make
to society as a whole - so there would be a far greater loss. Therefore, in
the broadest sense, you two cases are not equivalent... at least in my mind,
at this moment.
Natuarraly, a foetus does have the potential to contribute to society.
Scott A
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Agreed. Absolutely. I personally value most adults more than any fetus. On the other hand, I'm not sure that we want our laws to set the severity of penalty for murder based on the societal importance of the victim. In that case, killing a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | feticide Re: From Harry Browne
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| "Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:G42sw2.pM@lugnet.com... (...) around (...) However, (...) in (...) mind, (...) Au contraire. The cases are basically the same. In my country murder is murder... if you kill a postman or a (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: From Harry Browne
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| Did you not get it on purpose? (...) I did. Murder of an adult and murder of a fetus. You're turning it around wrong. (...) The inconvenience that my scenario runs paralell to is that of bearing a child for nine months in your abdomen. (...) I don't (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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