Re: A question for the list...

From: Kevin Reardon (Kevin.Reardon_at_oracle.com)
Date: 05/22/03

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To: Brian Finn <brian@nacmsw.com>

    They don't exist. Nothing like that exists at all. It would require treaties
    and guns (not to mention the unfortunate folks behind the guns).

    ---K

    Brian Finn wrote:

    > So, who are the network police?
    >
    > Brian
    >
    > On Wed, 21 May 2003, Kevin Reardon wrote:
    >
    > > Please keep these discussions directed toward the email list, it's
    > > supposed to be a general conversation.
    > >
    > > Ignorance of the Law is no excuse, but it does not imply a mandatory use
    > > of vigilantism as a response. In the case where a landlord is notified
    > > and they do nothing, the police and regional prosecutors will have
    > > something to say about it. If the neighbor, on the other hand, responds
    > > in some manner, even if it is the same response the police would do,
    > > they would be guilty of several offenses (and rightly so because it
    > > would not be the actions of a "reasonable man"). Again, we use police
    > > to enforce the laws, removing the burden (and hopefully the arbitrary
    > > reactions of vigilantism) from the general users of society.
    > >
    > > ---K
    > >

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