Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mit-eddie!lkk 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 References: <259@spp2.UUCP>, <1220@dciem.UUCP> <90@cadre.UUCP> Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 30 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) UUCP: ...{ihnp4, decvax!genrad}!mit-eddie!lkk ARPA: lkk@mit-mc