Subject | Re: The British Secret Service...[was Re: Republicanism still an offence in Eng |
From | Mike Scott Rohan |
Date | 2002-04-25 13:51 (2002-04-25 12:51) |
Message-ID | <2002042512510471187@asgard.zetnet.co.uk> |
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Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
Follows | Russ |
Followups | paulh (1h & 35m) > Mike Scott Rohan Russ (2h & 42m) |
Mike Scott Rohan
Terrorist weapons kill completely innocent people, because they're meant to; they don't work otherwise.
RussNot at all. The weapons of law enforcement may sometimes kill the innocent, but that is not their deliberate purpose -- unlike those of terrorists.
Don't be absurd. All weapons kill completely innocent people.
Mike Scott Rohan
But speaking that magic line transforms these people from blinkered racist fanatics to saddened observers. In their mirrors, anyhow; and they're not given to looking anywhere else.
RussTouched a nerve, has it?
Another conclusion markedly lacking in facts.