----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Tarr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: Human Rights
> dendriite:
>
> > >Should
> > > it make a difference if they are young children or police officers?
> >
> > Children, Yes, Law Officers, No.
> > xponent
> > rob
>
> Please say exactly what you mean by that statement. I don't want to assume
> anything.
>
Sure........I believe that murdering children is a horrendous crime and
(comparitively) harsher penalties should be applied to those who murder
children with intent.
Law officers are adults working in a dangerous job that they *chose*. I do
not believe that the harsher penalties prevent the deaths of law officers.
Law officers are not better or more important than other citizens, and the
fact that they have become a special interest catagory only increases the
insulation from the society they work to protect. Law enforcement is a
necessary function in society, but giving officers elite status with special
protections only leads to corruption, not better law enforcement.
xponent
rob
