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wow, that's a horrible analogy ...

Posted on: October 11, 2016 at 13:23:39 CT

tmcats KSU

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if you don't press charges because you feel a moral obligation the law doesn't matter.

you left out the scenario where the steel is by a starving man. is that then theft? the answer is no according to the bible.

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Imagine you have an apple tree in your yard. - jeepdad MU - 10/11 13:15:09

Both scenarios are theft (nm) - pickle MU

- 10/11 14:42:15

plant your own f***ing tree. If I want to share - DollarSigns MU - 10/11 14:23:28

the number of apples makes a difference to most people - FootballRefugee MU

- 10/11 13:51:39

law passes, landowner gets p*ssed at the freeloaders & cuts - TigerAlum91 MU - 10/11 13:47:45

Mmmmm, apple is good to smoke pork with(nm) - Tigrrrr! MU

- 10/11 14:03:03

Scenario 4. THe government says you have to plant turnips - Tigrrrr! MU

- 10/11 13:41:44

PS - Tigrrrr! MU

- 10/11 13:42:17

wow, that's a horrible analogy ... - tmcats KSU - 10/11 13:23:39

I don't understand your analogy - tcat UMKC - 10/11 13:54:16

I agree, it is really bad - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 10/11 13:26:25

Scenario #2 is still theft. Unless you gave that man - TigerMatt STL - 10/11 13:22:42

if there is no victim, there is no theft. (nm) - mizzou alum 93 MU - 10/11 13:23:59

Not quite true. In a legal sense sure. But in scenario two - TigerMatt STL - 10/11 13:29:12

he may or may not be a thief in his mind but in the owner's - mizzou alum 93 MU - 10/11 13:34:47

I would say that ignores intent. If you take something you - TigerMatt STL - 10/11 13:46:18

Scenario #3: You send an apple along with a receipt to - Spanky KU - 10/11 13:20:25

and, if you never send an apple but benefit from those - mizzou alum 93 MU - 10/11 13:21:41

You will have an apple lien put on your house - Spanky KU - 10/11 13:59:05

If yer doing it willingly, Why is the law needed Sheepdad ? - Uncle Fester USMC - 10/11 13:20:02

What an idiotic post. Maybe not for you, but for normal - hokie VT - 10/11 13:19:55

N, he's saying that if he freely pays taxes, regardless of - hefeweizen MU

- 10/11 13:20:42

Huh? I'm not smart enough to understand. nm - hokie VT - 10/11 13:21:43

He's saying it is only coersion if he is being coerced(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 10/11 13:22:20

and it is up to the individual and the individual only to - mizzou alum 93 MU - 10/11 13:23:31

No, I get what you are saying but what about the - hefeweizen MU

- 10/11 13:24:47

but no one says you have to own an apple tree in the - mizzou alum 93 MU - 10/11 13:19:40

fair enough but how does that make it ok if you are #1. I - hefeweizen MU

- 10/11 13:18:56

Or the government cuts down your tree, takes your - tman KC - 10/11 13:16:16

lol(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 10/11 13:19:06