27 Jul
2001
27 Jul
'01
1:36 p.m.
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
You're right, Mike, but people who trespassing
onto the "attractive
nuissance" should be shot before they drown. You have YOUR stuff and I
have MINE. You have your private space and I have mine. I have both
the right and responsibility to protect my private space and my
property. The courts have upheld the property owner's right to apply
deadly force in protecting his/her own life/property.
Only in Texas. Throughout the rest of the country, "self defence" only
applies if you have reasonable cause to feel that you are in danger.
Only in Texas is it legal to shoot somebody in the back when they are
running off with your walkman. The rest of the country takes a view that
life is more valuable than property. In fact, it is even considered
murder to setup a shotgun with a trip wire. Therefore, if you are
regularly and often dealing with it, perhaps you should have a supply of
loaner weapons for "guests".
This presents
an option to other forms of population/pest control that some might
find attractive. Now all we need is a way to transmit deadly force
over the internet.
So, Richard's next major project will be a way to transmit molten iron?
Why be so gentle? Why not REALLY make them suffer? Sign them up for
MICROS~1 beta programs.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred