--- In [email protected], "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Thanks, Denise. I consider that high praise. No I don't like to
get
> serious very often. I understand your points, and I especially
> appreciate your injecting porn into the discussion.
A discussion without porn is like a day without . . . sunshine. Or
something.
> But I still
> disagree back at ya. I didn't leave the house intending to get as
> wasted as possible, and then go barrelling through the streets of
> Petworth in my, um, green Camry. I got carried away and made a
> stupid decision in an altered state of mind.
Understood.
> It's all a matter of
> when you think intent enters the scenario. If I find your wallet
and
> make use of the cash and plastic rather than seeking the rightful
> owner, yes, I am a scuzzball and I am ripping you off
intentionally.
> But I didn't steal a wallet or have the intent to steal one. I
was
> simply unable to resist the temptation this opportunity
presented.
> While the end result may be the same, it's just not as bad as
holding
> someone up at gunpoint. It's just not!
>
Okay, it's not as bad as holding someone up at gunpoint. But I
think it *is* as bad as playing Russian roulette -- while aiming the
gun at somebody else's head.
In both cases, you're intentionally taking an action that you
understand may have life-threatening consequences. You're gambling
that both you and the other person(s) will escape those
consequences. But if your luck doesn't hold, somebody may end up
dead. And your intentional action will be the direct cause. Not a
pleasant thought, but a true one nonetheless -- at least IMHO.
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