Cable Forum - View Single Post - Should there be a right of unlimited defence of your property?

erol · 25-03-2004, 00:45

Ridiculous !

I know nothing of the Carl Lindsey case so will not comment on that. However the idea that it is accpetable to kill anyone on your property, just because they are on your property and you do not know why, is totaly ridiculous.

What bad could come of this 'right to kill anyone on your proerty'? Well first off mistakes can and would be made. Secondly, say I want to murder you. I just invite you round, blow your head off and say you were on my property and were probably going to rob me - therefore I legaly killed you. Still I guess if a few innocents have to die to give you a false inmpression that YOUR possesions are a bit more safe - well that's a price worth paying (NOT)!

To compare an illegal invasion of another country, and use that as justification to make other illegal acts legal - well what can I say to that. Ridiculous.

No property (yours or anyone elses) is worth more than a human life (any human life) and this insistance that it is, is imo at least as 'evil' as theft is and probably more so. If armed robbers come into your house the only sensible thing to do is give them anything they want.

I could chuck in the 'christian' view as well - Thou shalt not kill.

Killing is wrong. Full stop. It's wrong when the state 'legaly' kills someone (with the death penalty) and it is wrong when it is done illegaly. Ask any 6 year old and they will tell you two wrongs do not make a right.

All that a law as suggested above can possibly do, is take a materilasitic and violent society and make it more materialistic and violent.

I know I should just stay out of this thread - but really.

25-03-2004, 00:45	#4
erol Inactive Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: cyprus Posts: 510	Re: Should there be a right of unlimited defence of your property? Ridiculous ! I know nothing of the Carl Lindsey case so will not comment on that. However the idea that it is accpetable to kill anyone on your property, just because they are on your property and you do not know why, is totaly ridiculous. What bad could come of this 'right to kill anyone on your proerty'? Well first off mistakes can and would be made. Secondly, say I want to murder you. I just invite you round, blow your head off and say you were on my property and were probably going to rob me - therefore I legaly killed you. Still I guess if a few innocents have to die to give you a false inmpression that YOUR possesions are a bit more safe - well that's a price worth paying (NOT)! To compare an illegal invasion of another country, and use that as justification to make other illegal acts legal - well what can I say to that. Ridiculous. No property (yours or anyone elses) is worth more than a human life (any human life) and this insistance that it is, is imo at least as 'evil' as theft is and probably more so. If armed robbers come into your house the only sensible thing to do is give them anything they want. I could chuck in the 'christian' view as well - Thou shalt not kill. Killing is wrong. Full stop. It's wrong when the state 'legaly' kills someone (with the death penalty) and it is wrong when it is done illegaly. Ask any 6 year old and they will tell you two wrongs do not make a right. All that a law as suggested above can possibly do, is take a materilasitic and violent society and make it more materialistic and violent. I know I should just stay out of this thread - but really.