Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!tektronix!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!acf4!greenber From: greenber@acf4.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Bastille mentality (and moriarty's ? Message-ID: <8200042@acf4.UUCP> Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 22:22:00 EST Article-I.D.: acf4.8200042 Posted: Mon Nov 26 22:22:00 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Nov-84 05:39:13 EST References: <268@we53.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #R:we53:-26800:acf4:8200042:000:938 Nf-From: acf4!greenber Nov 26 22:22:00 1984 <> faustus@ucbcad states: > What is worse, killing an innocent person or condemning an innocent person > to a life of torture and misery? In my view they are equally bad, and your > argument makes no sense. Hmmmmmm. That certainly was a zinger....well maybe this would make my argument make some sense to you: Killing any person is wrong (in my view). Killing an innocent person doesn't allow you to make up for your error. Of course putting a person in a cell (which I would consider torture!) isn't any kinder --- just allows you to correct a mistake ("Gee, Mr. Smith, the murderer confessed. Oh well, the court system isn't perfect, but at least we can let you out.....") If you can equate murder (in the name of the Holy State makes no difference - it is still murder!) with incarceration, then I am forced to reply: your rebuttal makes no sense! So there! Ross M. Greenberg @ NYU ----> allegra!cmcl2!acf4!greenber <----