Re: Filibustering

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:28:57 GMT, AlanG <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<snip>

>>>>Who said he forced his way in?
>>>
>>>You implied it when replying to a thread where I had stated I wanted
>>>to see the law changed to give a presumption someone *forcing their
>>>way into a home* was a lethal threat to the occupants.
>>
>>How the hell are you to know he "forced" his way in?
>>
>>You might have forgotten to lock it.
>
>And I might not

Of course.

But "might" isn't good enough when it results in the death of an
innocent person.


>>
>>Or (if he is your daughters boyfriend) she might have lent him a key.
>
>Then I would know who he was.

Probably.

Maybe not if you were only half awake, and the lights weren't on.
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