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To: gamesmistress who wrote (1562)	10/31/2002 3:11:47 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6901

<Why was this?> Control of people. ID was required to be carried too. <There's something to be said for the Taleban and Islam and modesty and so on. The west could learn from them. <<Nope. No religion should have this kind of civil authority. Hell, you can't hardly trust them on moral authority. Just turns them into a bunch of little Napoleons in love with their own power. >>> King George II prays for guidance, so religion has got a lot of power with the biggest dog on the block. The Taleban certainly cut down opium growing and theft. We could do with a bit of theft reduction here. It's rampant because consequences are minimal. Violent theft is now endemic too. I'm not too worried about the Napoleon effect. We already have the little bossy britches by the thousand who require we seek their approval to 'alter vegetation' on our own property. Mowing the lawn is still an approved activity. Hurting native trees gets greater punishment than injuring people now. Everything is prohibited unless specifically approved. I'd like them to add assault, murder and theft to the list of prohibited activities which attract major punishment. Mqurice