[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Sounds good to me ;)
Jeme A Brelin
jeme at brelin.net
Wed Jun 19 00:21:35 UTC 2002
On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, J Henshaw wrote:
> > We both agree that the best thing to do is to stop the crime before it
> > happens with the least inconvenience to the potential criminal.
>
> I disagree with the above for very strong reasons
Care to share what they are?
> > But it is a matter of implementation upon which we disagree: You
> > think we need iron fences on the border and armed guards maybe even
> > some kind of fancy tracking system (Citizen Chip Implants?) so we can
> > quickly tell a Legal from an Illegal and take care of things then and
> > there. I think it would be much more respectful, inexpensive, and
> > quick to simply repeal the law.
>
> Far from it, but:
> Why do you respect criminals so much
We're not talking about criminals. We're talking about people who have
NOT YET broken a law. I believe in respecting people. You want to put up
walls and assume guilt. I want to stop people from becoming criminals by
decriminalizing things that are not WRONG. You want to respect Law
regardless of right or wrong and prevent, protect, and punish.
> > Without law, there are no criminals.
> False
Care to restate? Out-of-hand dismissal never convinced anyone.
> > I think you're trying to tell us (and correct me if I'm wrong) that
> > illegal immigrants are freeloaders and ne'er-do-wells that just want to
> > suck up the luxurious lifestyle afforded to the poorest Americans by our
> > generous and grandfatherly state subsidies.
>
> No, the state sponsored school system and the news anchors told you
> that
No, that's what I'm understanding from what you've written.
And I don't see any difference between what you write and what I see in
the for-profit news media.
J.
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