At 01:28 PM 6/20/04, Erik Reuter wrote:
1) No one has the right to take (sacrifice, destroy, etc.) something that does not belong to them, no matter how much they may want to (this is more or less the "rule of law" upon which much of our civilization depends)
Fodder for thought . . .
In the scenario being discussed, this "rule of law" has already violated quite spectacularly by the kidnapper. And while "two wrongs do not make a right", in many situations the available options do not include a choice between good and evil but only an attempt to find the lesser of two evils.
-- Ronn! :)
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