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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (5295)	2/9/2001 2:53:13 PM
From: cosmicforce	Respond to of 82486

I think the lesson is that these kinds of things are fuzzy and that an absolute consensus is nearly impossible. The most we can hope for are some general areas of agreements based upon shared principles but don't poke too closely or you will find areas of disagreement.

To: Lane3 who wrote (5295)	2/9/2001 2:58:37 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Because, I believe that unpopular subsets of the population have the same RIGHTS as the majority. I believe that it is the main responsibility of the government to protect those rights. If someone is using intimidation as a way to restrict their rights, it is a crime very much in the same way that a loan shark is committing a crime by just threatening to break your legs. Remember, I only came over to supporting this position a few minutes ago, so I may not be too articulate on it yet. But....the way that I am looking at it is that there are two separate crimes being committed: the first is against the individual, the second is the intimidation against the unpopular group.