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Old 12-28-2006, 12:24 PM
doormat doormat is offline
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Default Re: Politics-Ethics Question

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I know they're dying, I know why they're dying, I have the power to prevent them dying (individually at least) and if I went over there tomorrow I could doubtless stop many of them dying, but I choose not to.

Am I a murderer?

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Philosophically speaking, yes. Legally speaking, no. So let's just compromise and call you an accessory.
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