[lbo-talk] the virginina university massacre

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Tue Apr 17 16:47:52 PDT 2007


"J. Tyler" wrote:
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> Jordan Hayes wrote:
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> >> Self-defense is a form of viglantism.
> >
> > Oh stop it, it is not. It's specifically separate.
>
> Just to put an end to this, according to American Heritage Dictionary:
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> vigilante: one who takes ... law enforcement into one's own hands.
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> Protecting one's self or others from conduct constituting a crime is pretty
> plainly taking law enforcement into one's own hands.

Utter nonsense and a misuse of English which lower the grade oif a high-school theme at least one whole grade. A real abuse of language and a deliberate confusion of categories.

Carrol



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