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Old May 4, 2005, 06:05 am   #173 (permalink) (top)
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What is the societal benefit of not allowing you to kill your neighbor because he plays his music to loud every night? This also is not saying that killing your neighbor is right or wrong, it is simply allowing you to make the choice for yourself without state intervention.
For starters, that neighbour may have children who needs supporting, or that neighbour might be doing an important job, eliminating him/her would stop that job being completed. Freedom to kill anyone based on how annoying they are would cause our population to plumment overnight, until we reach an equilibrium, of course.


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