[lbo-talk] Abolition of prisons (Was: Angela...)

Jordan Hayes jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com
Mon Apr 6 17:21:53 PDT 2009


John Thornton writes:


> I'll try to explain this more clearly.

No, no: you're perfectly clear!


> Robberies with no physical assault ...

... are the null set.

There is *no* *such* *thing* as a non-physical-assault Robbery!

The threat of violence *is* violence. QED!


> A drunk driver who killed someone and was found guilty of negligent
> homicide is not a violent criminal in my opinion.

Yes, I get it! I *do* understand that you have your own legal code!


> For you negligent homicide (drunk driver) equals "violent crime"
> equals murderer (angry man killing immigrant students)?

There you go again putting your own words into my keyboard. I do not believe that "negligent homicide equals murderer" (sic) ...

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Ok, it's happy hour now.

/jordan



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