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- From: njale@dhhalden.no (NJAL EIDE)
- Subject: Re: I found a pirate - what shall I do?
- Message-ID: <njale.25.721068817@dhhalden.no>
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- References: <Bx93tw.62C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Nov5.201345.5803@bnr.ca> <Bx9n9K.943@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:53:38 GMT
-
- In article <Bx9n9K.943@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> shulick@yankton.ucs.indiana.edu (Sam Hulick) writes:
- >From: shulick@yankton.ucs.indiana.edu (Sam Hulick)
- >Subject: Re: I found a pirate - what shall I do?
- >Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 23:15:20 GMT
- >In article <1992Nov5.201345.5803@bnr.ca> hello@bnr.ca (Ken Orford) writes:
- >>This is one of the most asinine responses I've seen since M.B. posted
- >>last! Either you're incredibly stupid Sam or you're simply a jerk!
- >>Piracy is wrong no matter how you cut it - and if ya ain't one of the
- >>good guys then you must be a bad guy. Get a life and stop jerking
- >>around people who are on the right side of the fence.
- >
- >Oh, come on, now. What a weak argument, Ken, really. Either I'm stupid
- >or a jerk? No, try I'm realistic. And "piracy is wrong" is about as
- >weak and diluted as "say no to drugs." And no, I'm not a good guy, and
- >no, I'm not a bad guy. I try to be un-biased.
- >
- >Let's talk about realism. Do you realize how many pirates exist in the
- >world? Yes, QUITE a few. Astonishing amounts. Look, I hate to say it,
- >but turning one in won't do a lot of good. You could turn one in, but
- >maybe somewhere in the world, someone will say "I want a copy of that
- >game" and become a pirate. -1, +1. They sorta cancel out.
- ....
- >It will only hurt the pirate, and it won't help anyone.
- >
-
- I wasn't that sure, but now I am. You really are a jerk and downright
- stupid. I really should not bother to comment such bull, but anyway:
- I guess you would be really pleased if someone commited a crime towards you,
- everybody knew who the criminal was, and then he is left to go free because
- it's common to break the law. What signal does that give to the public ?
-
- If this pirate was arrested, several might conclude that pirates do get
- caught, and stay away from it.
-
- It will only hurt the pirate, and that is good. Let the pirate bleed.
-
- Njaal Eide - ODH Halden
-