Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sbcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!sbcs!debray From: debray@sbcs.UUCP (Saumya Debray) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! Message-ID: <134@sbcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 20:21:53 EST Article-I.D.: sbcs.134 Posted: Tue Feb 5 20:21:53 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Feb-85 05:33:05 EST References: <118@decwrl.UUCP>, <210@talcott.UUCP> <704@hou2h.UUCP> <809@pucc-k> Organization: Computer Science Dept, SUNY@Stony Brook Lines: 16 > > Sick, sick, sick. The instant-justice death penalty for a $5 mugging. > The way I heard it, they didn't even threaten him, just asked (a bit > strange, I admit). But I'm sure that there are people who believe that > they were ready to rip his eyes out if he didn't pay ... > There was really just one way to know whether or not they'd have damaged him, wasn't there? Personally, I'd rather not have waited and found out! It's easy (and safe) enough to pass sanctimonious judgment from the comfort of one's centrally heated office, but do try to take context into account. -- Saumya Debray SUNY at Stony Brook uucp: {allegra, hocsd, philabs, ogcvax} !sbcs!debray CSNet: debray@sbcs