[net.legal] Terrorism and murder of innocent victims / families /etc.

ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond) (12/14/84)

No political group ever obtained power by terrorizing and murdering
only guilty victims.  Why do governments establish safe havens for
political leaders in the event of nuclear war, but not for people
who grow food or know how to organize people to really work or who
build machines or anything useful?  Why do governments act more
severely against assassins than against murderers of ordinary
victims?

I also think the IRA are a bunch of worthless murderers (bombing
Harrods et. al.), but why single them out?  They have lots and lots
of company, including the ruling parties of North American countries.

-- Norman Diamond

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