That would be ridiculous. The state is a subset of the sentient beings that populate its governed territory. And it's hardly an elemental evil; it is the embodiment of a fundamental characteristic of the story of humanity: that humans seek to impose their will on other humans. I don't see this...
You do realize that generally when people mention standard assumptions about the legal system they are committing a form of the Nirvana fallacy, right? For example saying that people who commit crimes should be tried and sentenced according to the law (applying this principle to DeChristopher as...
If you mean it in the sense I think you do, I would say yes.
Of course it is criminal, but perjury is not enforced with a standard of truth, but by whatever standard validates the system.
I agree.
The system ensures that a jury will be sworn in. What is more evil, that a jury is sworn in...
I have an unusual spin on things, and am generally uncompelled by notions of collective identity. However I wouldn't say I set myself apart. If I did I would be a deeply resentful person. I understand and even accept that I am put upon by authorities who have coercive power over my life. As much...
"Do you, and each of you, understand and agree that you will well and truly try the cause now pending before this court, and a true verdict render according only to the evidence presented to you and to the instructions of the court?"
I could recite those words without any misrepresentation of...
Is the claim that there is some sort of reverse Bradley effect going on? That would sound about right, as the existence of the Bradley effect is itself a dubious claim. Why not parody one cracked theory when coming up with another one?
It's funny to think that there are so many people who...
There are some oaths which are administered under duress. The current system of national and international law doesn't provide for free persons. I have no allegiance to country. (I do see value in some countries which stand for values which agree with my own. This causes my actions to often...
No. I require no authority to speak my mind. I do as I will and do not apologize for it. I find in that no basis for others to claim that reciting an absurd concoction of noises somehow constrains me.
I am bound by no oath. My yea is yea and my nay is nay. I do what I see as right and I ask...
When you posted a thread about "a whole new story" I was really hoping to see some substantial new information. I was a little disappointed to be honest, as the clips seemed to be rehashing what was already known a while ago. Then again it doesn't hurt to keep this story in public consciousness...
Don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing that Marion Barry is some kind of crackhead genius. The man is a whackjob to be sure. I just wonder why people are so quick to say things along the lines of "Yeah he says crazy stuff, but he's just a crackhead." The thing is a lot of the stuff he says is...
Perhaps his credibility on issues of moral regulation would suffer, but why is there this rush to dismiss every lunacy of Mr. Barry as somehow being connected to the fact that his prefered recreational intoxicants happen to be on an arbitrary list?
I know this is intednded to be a rhetorical question, but I like it more in its non-rhetorical form.
This is not what I said at all. I was talking about looking to the law to justify its value as a basis for evaluation. Obeying stupid laws is not necessarily stupid. (Obviously it can be quite...
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