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Originally Posted by alansmithee
Personally, I'm more happy with innocent people in jail than I am with guilty people walking free. People need to know that there is concequences for their actions. I have no problem if 125% of people who commit murder are procecuted, as long as that in that 125% the 100% who did commit the crime are caught.
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Alan, who said anything about arresting the guilty?
If they can arrest whoever they want and throw away the key, they don't have to aim at the guilty. One person gets put away per murder -- if 25% of the people put away for murder are innocent, then 25% of murders walk away scot free.
Djte,
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I think alansmithee is right when he said, "Anything that reduces the rights of people leads towards safety for all." That can be considered an accurate statement.
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No. No it is not.
The government is far far more dangerous than a petty murder. Because the government deals out harm wholesale.
Alan doesn't seem to understand what kinds of evil an unchecked government can entail. Stalin, Hitler, Mao -- government without strict, strong and constant checks of it's power is more dangerous, deadly and evil than anything.
Everyone else, be aware that there are people who will sell you down the river. They will salute anyone who will lie to them and tell them they will be safe. They will kill you at the whim of their authority figures. These people exist, they are your neighbours, and you must not let them take control of government. These people exist, they are your police officers, and you must not let them go unchecked. These people exist, they are your military brass, and you must not trust them. These people exist, they are your politicians, and you must not let apathy unshackle them.
When you hear your politicians say things that lean towards Alan's viewpoints, realize they are not just "pandering to their base" or "using rheotric to sound strong". They will do these things. Freedom will be thrown away by people like Alan. They are the domestic enemies of freedom.