From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Sat Jul 27 2002 - 13:48:07 MDT
On 27 Jul 2002 at 13:36, David McFadzean wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <joedees@bellsouth.net>
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> > On 27 Jul 2002 at 13:04, David McFadzean wrote:
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> > > Is the wrongful death of an innocent justified if two or more are saved?
> > >
> > In cold utilitarian equations, yes. But we're not talking about the death
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> I think cold utiliarian equations are much better for developing policy than
> emotional responses.
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> > of an innocent, here; in the case of DNA evidence; it's statistically a
> > minutiae away from absolutely conclusive.
>
Hermit and David - the masters of the "straw murderers." ;~)
> Maybe we weren't talking about innocents before, but I wanted to bring it up
> because there will be mistakes in any conceivable practical justice system.
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