[CS-FSLUG] Consider this before you vote!!

[Fred Miller]

On Monday November 1 2004 11:15 pm, Bradly McConnell wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:24:38 -0500, Aaron Patrick Lehmann
>
> <lehmanap at cs.purdue.edu> wrote:
> > that have committed murder, treason, or
> > are soldiers of a country with which mine is at war, because these are
> > the current Biblical sanctions our society uses (although I'm not sure
> > about the treason one; is it Biblical?).
>
> If you consider the person committing treason to be an enemy of the
> country, then yes, in my opinion they fall in with the soldier aspect.
>  Where is the line drawn for the definition of "soldier" though.
> Uniformed military is an easy one, but what about the situation in
> Mogadishu a while back, with women and children firing at U.S.
> soldiers.  In my opinion, they would constitute an opposing force, or
> enemy.  The way I look at it is "are they a threat to my life, or
> another military persons life?"   This may seem harsh, but if it's me
> or them, it will be them.

Unfortunately, this is true. I don't want to kill, but would if need be.

Fred

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