--- Aniruddha Sen Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One of the favoured threats of many of today's > politicians is the one expressed by the GMAS leaders > -- that "we shall not be responsible for the > violence that follows". It's a threat which seeks to > pre-absolve the people making the threat. It's > self-evident that when such a statement is made, > violence if it follows is pre-meditated and > therefore all the more blameworthy. >
This is exactly right. Such a pre-statement of lack of responsibility is in fact evidence of irresponsibility. Indeed, law enforcement officials ought to treat this statement as incitement to violence. These leaders need to be charged and tried if any violence ensues. Cheers, Santosh
