Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 06:31:42 -0700 From: weaver27@earthlink.net (Justin Case) Subject: Re: [lpaz-discuss] Eric Boudette To: lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com Reply-To: lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com
Given the story as it's told below (I don't know the whole, real story) we need only ask: Who made the first credible threat to use force? Libertarians think the person who initiates force is in the wrong. Using force in self defense is appropriate when necessary, for example, when you have a credible reason to think your life may be in immediate danger from an attacker.
If we took out the words "Officer" and "Eric" and replaced them with "Andy" and "Billy", would that change anything? In other words, does a person gain special rights or powers when they become a government employee? All men are created equal, but some rise above others once they start living off your tax dollars?
auvenj@mailcity.com wrote: > This is the way my brother tells the story: Officer stops Eric.
> Eric gets out of his car and proceeds toward the officer with a
> visible (but not drawn) weapon. Officer tells Eric to stop and get
> back in his car. Eric continues to advance, so the officer pulls his
> gun. Eric then pulls his gun and fires at the officer.
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