Posts by Sacha
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Dare you to use that as a book title
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Hard News: You know what ..., in reply to John Holley,
there is no evidence that the US have killed hundreds of thousands of dead brown people
I don't have references to hand but I am confident that even just in Iraq you are dead wrong about that.
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Hard News: You know what ..., in reply to webweaver,
I think it's morally wrong to justify killing someone because they themselves are a killer
It would be mad not to take previous behaviour into account. Us armchair generals can debate the morality 'til the cows come home but I reckon you'd be hard pressed to find many ethicists of military situations who would agree with your contention without any reservations. There are many situations where state-sanctioned killing is clearly dubious. This isn't one of them.
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Hard News: You know what ..., in reply to webweaver,
Killing isn’t murder when they are wanted for mass murder and are shooting back at you.
I would agree with half of that. I accept that when you're in the middle of a firefight you don't have much choice about shooting back. Doesn't stop me wishing it had turned out differently though.
However, I completely disagree with your statement that "Killing isn’t murder when they are wanted for mass murder".
You're trying to turn an AND into an OR.
I assume (and he can correct me if I'm mistaken) that John was saying someone with a history of illegal killing AND who is currently shooting at you is a justified target for lethal force.
The first clause speaks to the person's ethics and willingness to take lives. That seems relevant if you're assessing risk. The second clause says the context counts.
Making out that they are two separate statements misrepresents the argument, which doesn't seem fair to me.
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Legal Beagle: Practical considerations, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Mana bout the House
noice
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Hard News: The file-sharing bill, in reply to Leon Tan,
I found this out as a result of lodging a complaint with the HRC
Thanks, Leon.
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Hard News: Any excuse for a party, in reply to Islander,
Well, at very least, it is turning up at major disasters
I admire your optimism but only that one time, and only after significant lobbying. Great thing is there is so much room for improvement.
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Hard News: Any excuse for a party, in reply to Islander,
and – very probably- elements of the 3rd official language
not so, yet
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Field Theory: Any room left on the…, in reply to Yamis,
Even then they would be ignored as it isn't
rugby
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Legal Beagle: Practical considerations, in reply to Biobbs,
I so want to see this contest
Haven't had a decent lynching for ages