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To: Peter O'Brien who wrote (11358)10/27/1998 3:59:00 PM
From: Borzou Daragahi  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 67261
 
Hey Peter,

It would depend on my perspective. If I were a slave owner, of course I would want feds protecting me from terrorist abolitionists. By the way, your experiment was performed in reality--look at what the feds did to John Brown and his merry band of abolitionists who engaged law enforcement officials in a bloody shootout. Those who weren't killed in the gunfight were hung from the gallows.

Re: Abortion. It would depend on your perspective. If one believed a) that abortion is murder and b) that he/she had the right to impose that view on others in society who might totally disagree, he/she wouldn't favor federal protection of doctors performing abortions and might hail the terrorists who killed such doctors as saints, as freedom fighters. If however, you were among the vast majority of Americans, both politically conservative and liberal, who believe abortion is a matter of personal choice, yes, you would want protection for those doctors who perform legal abortions.



To: Peter O'Brien who wrote (11358)10/27/1998 4:01:00 PM
From: mrknowitall  Respond to of 67261
 
Peter - not exactly the scenario I would use as an analogy, but to answer your questions:

1) Yes. Had there been such a constabulary in that era, I believe it would be appropriate to engage it in the protection of law-abiding citizens.

2) No. The concept of "hate" crimes is a recent product of the politically correct set. The purpose of such legislation is to expunge unpopular thought.

Mr. K.