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From: allenm@ittvax.UUCP (Allen Matsumoto)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Jeffrey P. Snover's illogical ad hominem attack.
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Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 16:07:51 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan  8 16:07:51 1985
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This is truly absurd!   Jeffrey P. Snover seems to have lost his way in
very straightforward logic.  SELF-DEFENSE IS NOT MURDER.

> 
> my comment :
> >                          Your logic is similar to some graffitti that I
> > saw at the University of Colorado: "Murder all Rapists!".
> 
> Lauri's reply:
> >And where did I say this?  That I would like to kill all rapists?  I
> >said nothing of the sort.  Please be more careful in your interpretation
> >of what others say.  What I did say is that I would defend myself if
> >attacked in any way that I possibly could.
> 
> 
> I didn't say that you said this, I said "Your logic is similar".

First, this is quibbling.  Second, Lauri's logic is not remotely similar.
A superficial resemblance would be that one rapist might die, but this
is not murder, and one rapist is not all rapists.

> Lauri's original comment:
> > >Please excuse my bloodthirstiness, but if I am being attacked, I will most
> > >certainly do my best to stop my attacker.  If I must maim or kill him/her,
> > >that's the way it goes.
> > 
> > >If I have to act like an animal to defend myself against an animal, dammit,
> > >I'm going to do so!!!
> 
> 
> I humbly submit that Lauri's logic (and lack thereof) is indeed very similar
> to the grafitti at CU. 

> Jeffrey P. Snover  -  STC StorageTek (Disk Division)

I'm sorry to add to the volume of comment on this topic.  I really
couldn't stop myself.  (I'm passing up one last opportunity, you see?)
-- 
			Allen Matsumoto
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