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William Meecham <[log in to unmask]>
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The philosophy, work & influences of Noam Chomsky
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Mon, 15 May 2000 17:59:01 -0700
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God help us this is childish drivvel.  The super rich families:
Rockfeller
Ford, Dupont, Mellon EAH one have net worth  of over a trillion $.
whiatis this crap about dope.>
> At 10:36 PM 12/05/2000 -0400, Issodhos @aol.com wrote:
>
> >    That said, it would seem quite difficult to determine, without allowing
> >subjectiveness to enter into the equation, who would be considered rich or
> >poor.  Would a crack peddler pulling down 5 thousand dollars a week be
> >categorized as rich?  And there is the question of whether we want to even
> >hint at the idea that murdering a fellow human being can be rationalized away
> >by claiming economic disparity.
>
> Who said anything about rationalising murder?  I'd suggest that the
> majority of victims of state-supported murder come from the lower class -
> low socio-economic status, if you prefer.  I'd suggest that rich murderers
> can not only afford better lawyers, but are also more likely to be seen as
> pillars of society, who couldn't possibly be executed.  This may be because
> they're closer to having common class backgrounds to the judges imposing
> death penalties.
>
> This is the heart of arguments which state that the death penalty is
> applied unfairly.
>
> Alister
>

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