More on the witch hunt

[drais]

Well, now I'm even more confused. (Bet some of you didn't think that was
possible! :)  Laws are a removal of our rights? So 1st degree murder  being
illegal is a removal of one of my rights? I thought it was illegal, in part,
because it's an act that interfeers (I'll have to check later to see if I
spelled that right) with someone else's rights. In this case, thier right to
have a life.

In case some of you hadn't deduced, I am what would be called a 'Law and
Order" guy. One of, if not the, alltime favorites for my reading pleasure is
"Lord of the Flies" While I won't pretend to get all the symbolism in it. I
did get out of it, that man, left to his own desires, and given utmost
freedom, will turn his society into total chaos. So, we need restraints, and
we need structure. I see very little in real life that would make me think
otherwise.

Dave R (For a year, I wouldn't talk...now I won't shut up, what's going on?)
-----Original Message-----
From: Holly Lisle <holly.lisle@sff.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <holly-l@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: More on the witch hunt


>> Well,  I'm sure this will sound fascist to some, but I  am saying it's
okay
>> to put on more limits. Isn't that what laws are? Limits on what we can
do.
>
>That's part of what they are.  The rest of what they are is the
>removal of some of your freedom and some of your rights, whereby
>you give up these rights and the government claims them as its
>own.  I question Harald's bias in this -- his country, after all, is
>already essentially socialist.  But I have to agree with him that what
>our country is doing in this instance is wrong.
>
>Holly
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