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Message 583 of 670 (882581)
09-29-2020 12:16 PM
Reply to: Message 576 by Hyroglyphx
09-28-2020 2:23 PM


Re: Jacob Blake handcuffed to his hospital bed ???
Hyroglyphx writes:
Your scenario is either/or with no other possible alternative.
Nonsense. I didn't present anything resembling a dichotomy.
Hyroglyphx writes:
So you buy car insurance with the attitude that you will definitely get into an accident every time you drive, right?
I buy car insurance because it's the law.
Hyroglyphx writes:
You only buckle your seatbelt because you know that you will definitely get into a crash today, right?
I buckle my seatbelt because it's the law.
There is no law that I know of that requires police officers to shoot the people whose wellness they are checking. So you're gonna need some better analogies.

"I've been to Moose Jaw, now I can die." -- John Wing

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