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From: lkk@mit-eddie.UUCP (Larry Kolodney)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.politics
Subject: Re: Bastille mentality alive and well in USA
Message-ID: <3218@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 12:42:45 EST
Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.3218
Posted: Thu Nov 29 12:42:45 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 08:11:18 EST
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From: geb@cadre.UUCP:
>Postulate: The death penalty reduces the chance that the
>killer will kill again.
>
>If: There is a finite chance that a killer let off without
>the death penalty will kill you.
>
>Then: The death penalty reduces the probability that you
>will be murdered.
>
>Q.E.D.

Postulate: Killing EVERYONE else reduces the chance that ANYONE will kill
(afterwards).

If: There is a finite chance that ANYONE will kill you.

Then: Killing EVERYONE reduces the probability that you will be murdered.

Q.E.D.

Doesn't make it right, does it?

-- 
larry kolodney (The Devil's Advocate)

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