Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 06:24:29 09/10/03
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On September 09, 2003 at 13:49:02, Dann Corbit wrote: >On September 09, 2003 at 13:37:24, Robin Smith wrote: > >>On September 09, 2003 at 13:25:37, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On September 09, 2003 at 11:11:56, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>> >>>>On September 09, 2003 at 03:45:34, Dann Corbit wrote: >>>> >>>>>Consider it from this perspective: >>>>> >>>>>"Here is a key which will unlock any porshe car door and start the engine. >>>>>Please use it only if you lost your key and not to steal a porshe." >>>>> >>>>>It would be a useful thing to have if you are a porshe owner and lost your key. >>>>>But it would probably not be a real good idea to give such a thing away >>>>>willy-nilly. >>>> >>>>Well, here's a more accurate one: "Here is a converter that will allow your >>>>Porsche car to use diesel fuel. Make sure you own the Porsche you're >>>>converting!" >>> >>>A two minute web search will show that this tool is used for stealing. >> >>A two minute web search will show you that bolt cutters are used for stealing. A >>two minute web search will show you that handguns are used for stealing. A two >>minute web search will show you that some things you have in your home right now >>are used for stealing. This does not make the users of such things thieves. >>Stealing makes them thieves. > >True. But leaving the handgun on the counter can be negligence. Also, >curiosity may cause someone who is normally a good citizen to try something >dishonest. > >The possesion of a tool may be OK for honest people. The dissemination of the >tool to anyone who might listen is probably not a good idea. IMO, it's a bad >idea. but YMMV. Leaving a baseball bat on the counter isn't negligence, even though someone might grab it and whack someone with it. Dave
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