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From: dbongard@netcom.com (Dan Bongard)
Subject: Re: Quake, Violence, Guns, Constitution, et al
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Christophe Weibel (weibel@dma.epfl.ch) wrote:
: Dan Bongard wrote:
:> Jason Nyte (nyte@ods.ods.net) wrote:

:> Another question:
:> Is shooting somebody who tries to violate your rights, jail you, and
:> steal your property a more moral action than using free speech to
:> advocate stripping other people of their rights? Yes, because the
:> shooter is acting in self-defense and is acting to promote the
:> freedom of himself and others, whereas the speaker is acting in
:> a hostile and threatening manner in an attempt to limit the freedom
:> of others.

: I wonder if you noticed, killing the other is a very different kind of
: thing than making him pay a 50$ fine? :-)

There is a lot more than a $50 fine involved in certain kinds of
weapons possession. Felony jail sentences, with corresponding loss
of voting rights and weapons rights, can also result.

I would kill somebody, without hesitation, if they tried to put me
in prison illegally. I will not tolerate that violation of my rights.

-- Dan
