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4thTimeLucky · 05-11-2003, 10:49 AM

Lebell

You may well be right, but at least I know where you stand on this and which premise you disagree with.

It does not surprise me that a US state has denied the right to life for burglars, but I still find it hard to stomach. It seems so alien to me that people would place the right to "absolute safety within your home" - where the threat is described as anything, "no matter how slight" to your safety - above the right to life of an individual, even if they are a CRIMINAL. I see it as being on a par with the simplistic and brutal legal systems that cut off the hands of offenders to stop them posing a threat to anyone's safety in the future and to deter other offenders. They have in effect removed the "reasonableness" that is so central to English justice.

Maybe we can at least agree to disagree on this and consider each other's view to be bizarre, but not ridiculous.

05-11-2003, 10:49 AM	#37 (permalink)
4thTimeLucky Psycho Location: 4th has left the building - goodbye folks	Lebell You may well be right, but at least I know where you stand on this and which premise you disagree with. It does not surprise me that a US state has denied the right to life for burglars, but I still find it hard to stomach. It seems so alien to me that people would place the right to "absolute safety within your home" - where the threat is described as anything, "no matter how slight" to your safety - above the right to life of an individual, even if they are a CRIMINAL. I see it as being on a par with the simplistic and brutal legal systems that cut off the hands of offenders to stop them posing a threat to anyone's safety in the future and to deter other offenders. They have in effect removed the "reasonableness" that is so central to English justice. Maybe we can at least agree to disagree on this and consider each other's view to be bizarre, but not ridiculous. __________________ I've been 4thTimeLucky, you've been great. Goodnight and God bless!