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From: laura@utzoo.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
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Subject: Re: Replies to mmt
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Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 13:31:23 EST
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Wayne,
you cannot say that the burgler did not coerce anyone because he did not
threaten to kill you -- therefore you cannot threaten to kill him unless
he leaves your property alone.  Either you are limiting your definition 
of coercion to attac ks of violence on a person (and assuming that the burgler
isn't going to attack the victim when the victim discovers him) or you are
defining a ``start time'' to look at the problem which occurs after the burglary
but before the victim threatens the burgler. Both approaches would be
rejected by libertarians.

Laura Creighton
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