tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post2656021195480768820..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: The Parable of the Dying Do-GooderRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-75770623003191369942008-12-05T10:20:00.000-05:002008-12-05T10:20:00.000-05:00Steve,You might find this pertinent or interesting...Steve,<BR/><BR/>You might find this pertinent or interesting:<BR/><BR/>http://www.puritanboard.com/blogs/lockthedeadbolt/150-pacifism.html<BR/><BR/>I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on some of the questions posed at the end of the linked post.LockTheDeadbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541623171401990218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-16292099206707472082008-12-05T07:20:00.000-05:002008-12-05T07:20:00.000-05:00Bleeding heart liberals like the ICRC? ;)Bleeding heart liberals like the ICRC? ;)Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361948689477122420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-29077384053783991592008-12-04T22:24:00.000-05:002008-12-04T22:24:00.000-05:00This parable is a satirical metaphor for the way i...This parable is a satirical metaphor for the way in which bleeding heart liberals approach counterterrorism.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-43547033872629218752008-12-04T21:00:00.000-05:002008-12-04T21:00:00.000-05:00Aside from a few hardcore pacifists, who really th...Aside from a few hardcore pacifists, who really thinks like our "protagonist" in this story?<BR/><BR/>I must ask: would it not in fact be more moral to <I>first</I> at least attempt to restrain the person until they could be arrested? There are nifty things like mace, tasers, etc along with other methods of rendering someone temporarily harmless without resorting to taking their life as an initial point of action, no?<BR/><BR/>If those methods were unavailable, <BR/>I don't see a dilemma here between preserving the life of the innocent and the unfortunate necessity of taking the life of someone who would murder them in cold blood. <BR/><BR/>It's hardly something to revel in, however.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387448864812957107noreply@blogger.com