Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadre.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!mcnc!idis!cadre!km From: km@cadre.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: How to get my Goetz, or, don't stop the crime-shoot the suspect Message-ID: <152@cadre.ARPA> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 09:49:47 EST Article-I.D.: cadre.152 Posted: Fri Jan 11 09:49:47 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 02:42:45 EST References: <3252@alice.UUCP> Reply-To: km@cadre.ARPA (Ken Mitchum) Organization: Decision Systems Lab., Univ. of Pgh. Lines: 8 Summary: Self defense is self defense: it can be applied only where there is an actual threat on one's life, not merely in response to perceived intentions. Numerous psychotics have killed others who they mistakingly believed to be causing them harm. It can only be a matter of speculation what Mr. Goetz would have done had the four youths approached him to ask directions.