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Re: From Harry Browne
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 17 Nov 2000 18:56:41 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Maggie Cambron writes:
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> For the sake of the next two points below, I'm assuming that we're defining
> murder as a crime, not an activity. I mean, that it is a legal definition,
> not a "real" one.
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> > a case in which an adult, for instance, intentionally kills another adult. • We both agree that is murder.
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> Not to be difficult, but I don't. :-) Well, sometimes. I think that some
> premeditated slayings should be accepted by society. If I am on a murder jury
> and it turns out that the perp killed someone who raped his daughter. I will
> never convict him.
I would convict him as long as I could be sure the sentence he is given is no
more than about 2 weeks.
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> > As for early abortion, we evidently disagree as to whether that is murder.
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> Nope. I think that I'm in line with not calling it murder, but I'm still up
> in the air. In either case, it ultimately doesn't bother me that much when a
> fetus is aborted. It is mildly distasteful.
Ironically, I think in actual fact I would find it much more than mildly
distasteful.
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> I was trying to frame the other side's opinion for you. I think it pretty
> well failed.
That's okay if you failed to frame the other side's opinion for me! ;-)
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm headed over to market.shopping....
Maggie
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| (...) Yes, exactly. And your response was that you'd try to keep it a personal decision. Now obviously, that's not what you meant, or how you meant it. Fine. For the sake of the next two points below, I'm assuming that we're defining murder as a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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