Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > Jim Sharkey wrote: > > > > I am so sick of laws protecting people from themselves. > > > Would you support people selling themselves as slaves? > Or people selling essencial body parts, like a cornea? >
Interesting question, but really those are straw man arguments. However, in the spirit of your question: Can you really sell oneself as a slave? What would be the point? Once you had the money, you could never use it, and could you possibly sell yourself for enough money to make it worth your while? If someone felt that blinding himself had a price tag, and his blindness would not be a burden on society, I don't see why not. However, allowing folks to do these things to themselves would undoubtedly lead to a black market in stolen items, or people being enslaved by others. As a result, I would say these things shouldn't be allowed, despite the fact that on their surface, they would fall under the realm of being protected from yourself. Jim ------------------------------------------------ Changed your e-mail? Keep your contacts! Use this free e-mail change of address service from Return Path. Register now! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
