on 11/27/02 02:27, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: > Kyle has a good point in that many people do choose to do "the right > thing" by their own standards, and I would agree with him on that. > However, he weakens his own point by taking a pool of what his co-workers > think is acceptable behavior. That would seem to reduce personal > ethics/morals/beliefs to a survey, rather than a standard of any personal > kind.
Kyle H. Hansen (the H may or may not stand for "Holierthanthou") was also the man who made the personal decision to put the moral spin on the original post, then went on to mention his upbringing and other fascinating tidbits of his life, such as the fact that he would be inclined to shoot trespassers, though not to lose his grace under pressure in such a way that would risk damaging his powerbook, all the while chanting his personal mantra "I guess it's just me". And while others chastise him, I only rebuke him for telling us so tantalizingly little of his story! Or is he cynically just building up reader interest for his next installment? And yes, there it is, punctual as winter flu! >> point the gun, let alone use deadly force with a gun. I do support the >> right to bear arms, but you better know when and how you can use a >> weapon. > > And I do. I understand my rights very well. > >> Insuring a expensive computer is a wise choice or at least one that >> should be brought up, too bad anyone with a view not agreed on the >> list, by a few, get such harsh treatment, throwing slurring innuendoes >> because they disagree. > > It was never a question, but rather a commentary offered by the original > poster. No one has disagreed with his actions, but some have questioned the > morality of asking an insurance company to pay for him dropping a laptop. The old tug-o-war 'tween rights and morality, with Kyle's own personal twist: morally questionable to file a legally valid though conscience-niggling insurance claim, morally correct (laudable?) to exercise your legal rights (and your trigger finger) to shoot a trespasser. And to think Low End Mac just weathered a distasteful "hate campaign" waged against the site because of an article bemoaning today's amorality and how it leads to citizens shooting citizens. Chris Houston -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
