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From: u6ed4@wvnvm.wvnet.edu (bonni mierzejewska)
Subject: Re: Trouble's a-brewin'
Date: 27 Apr 1996 14:04:21 +0000
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On 26 Apr 1996 22:00:54 GMT, ct@ecs.ox.ac.uk (ct) wrote:

>> My point was that breathlessly stating something to be ILLEGAL
>> (gasp!) doesn't cut much to most people.  They gotta have a better
>> reason than that.
>
>Actually, I'd say for the majority of people this holds in the
>contra-positive(?) - Most people need a good reason to _break_ the
>law. Given one of course, most people would ignore the law quite
>happily.

Depends.  But I would agree that most people need a good reason to _break_
the law.  A few hours passing amusement doesn't cut it for me.  To feed my
children, I probably would, but even then, only after exhausting legal
alternatives.

Maybe my generation was taught more respect for Law than yours, I don't
know.  It's not a knee-jerk reaction; it's well-thought-out respect.  It
actually is rather distressing to know that pointing out the illegality of
an action isn't enough to deter many people these days.  Whatever happened
to honour?

bonni
coming soon - 1996 IF Competition entry
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