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From: twain@milton.u.washington.EDU (Barbara Hlavin)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Sexism vs. Men's Oppression
Message-ID: <1991Jun3.224400.897@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 4 Jun 91 00:49:33 GMT
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In article <675774990@lear.cs.duke.edu> gazit@cs.duke.edu (Hillel Gazit) writes:


>I have heard feminists' demands for a crack down on fathers who don't pay
>child's support, no matter why they don't pay.


And I have heard demands from the populace at large for a crack down
on those who kill -- whether the cause of death can be argued to be a
matter of self-defense, involuntary homocide, negligent homocide,
manslaughter, or murder for profit or revenge.


That's the nature of the legal system.  You investigate the merits of
the argument for the deviation from the existing law by examining
the particulars of the case.


You don't think the law is fair, Hillel?  Then what are you doing
to change it?


You're always quick to challenge those who complain or criticize
the status quo by asking what they're doing to make things better.
What are *you* willing to do?  --Aside from criticizing everyone
else, of course.

--Barbara



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Barbara Hlavin			Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming
twain@milton.u.washington.edu	in the air and darkening the sky; but I'll
				nip him in the bud.  -Sir Boyle Roche