Kakki, since you cc'd me on this I assume you were responding to my post. Maybe you are just posting to the general "you" but if you are replying to my post, I don't recognize in your reply anything that relates to what I wrote. I do agree with you that this is such a complicated issue & I was attempting to speak about what I think needs to be addressed as a core issue in the long run. I hope this makes some sense. >>Would you really think it was better to try to get inside his head at that moment and justify his actions by saying he was abused and had suffered so it's not really his fault? Let's say he succeeds in killing several innocent people in front of your eyes while you are standing by practicing restraint and trying to understand him. Could you really be comfortable with that from a moral and ethical standpoint? How about when he turns around and then comes after you and the only chance you had to stop him in self-defense was to kill him? Would you stand on your principle and let him kill you so that you would not be escalating any violence?<< ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ********************************************
