Re: Man gets life in prison for spitting [on a cop]
Daniel Cassidy <[email protected]>
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On Friday 04 July 2003 3:09 pm, Aaron J. Seigo wrote: > On Thursday 03 July 2003 05:15, Timothy R. Butler wrote: > > There was no hate involved. I just believe in laws to protect law > > enforcement. > > the question is not one of deserving protection, it's about punishment that > is commensurate to the crime. it was shown that no disease was spread, and > the fellow was "clean" in the first place. but he did commit the vile act > of spitting in someone's face, and not just a "someone" but a public > servant. he does deserve to be punished for such an action. I don't see how the fact that the man victim was a public servant makes any difference. Why should government and government employees be elevated above all other citizens in this manner? What is it that makes them inherently better than the rest of us? As for the rest of your message, I couldn't agree more. -- Dan. Kde-cafe mailing list - [email protected] http://ofb.biz/lists/listinfo.cgi/kde-cafe DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this mailinglist are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent OfB.biz: Open for Business, KDE or the author's employer.