[clue-talk] How do CLUEbies vote?

David L. Willson DLWillson at TheGeek.NU
Tue Sep 25 15:29:45 MDT 2007


On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 15:26 -0600, Michael Fierro wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 01:53:31PM -0600, David L. Willson wrote:
> 
> > result of my [in]action?  For example:  If you just happen to get run
> > over by a truck, I'm innocent.  If I'm driving the truck, or paying the
> > driver, I'm not innocent.  That seems pretty white and
> > some-shade-of-black to me...
> 
> Ah, but there are shades of gray in there. If you are driving the truck, but
> if I stepped out into the road and you had no ability to stop in time, then
> you are innocent. If you are driving the truck, going a sensible speed, lose
> control on a patch of ice and run me over, you are still probably innocent.
> If you are driving the truck and a little boy zooms across your path on a
> bike, you swerve to avoid hitting him, and end up running over me, you're
> innocent. 
> 
> Now, add in extenuating circumstances, and those could flip. If you are
> drunk, odds are you are guilty, even if I stepped out into the street
> directly in front of you. If you are driving at a high rate of speed to get
> away from a police car that is chasing you because you stole the truck you
> are in, you swerve to avoid hitting the boy on the bike, and you proceed to
> run me over, you are definitely guilty.
> 
> Nothing is black and white.

I thought you said you were done.  Or was that someone else?




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