Spending the cash and jacking up a few credit cards from a stumbled- upon wallet has life-threatening implications? A tad melodramatic, no? Or am I misunderstanding you?
--- In [email protected], "denisesudell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "James" <ttlsccr@> > 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. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
