[lbo-talk] Letters to the Editor on Katrina, Detroit Free Press

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Thu Sep 8 12:57:26 PDT 2005


jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net wrote:


>While this is a start this also means she still believes it is alright to shoot someone for stealing a vacuum or
>TeeVee. I have tried in vain to understand why stealing a plastic box filled with glass and wires fills people
>with such irrational hatred. Why is it acceptable to take a human life to prevent a TeeVee, destined for the
>landfill, from being taken and why do so many people think this way? Where does this come from?
>
We have been conditioned to believe that private property is more important than human life. This permeates everything. Until that changes, people will think it's OK, even desirable, to shoot someone stealing a TV and thus to maintain order.

Joanna

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