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[evaluative]

[ A calm voice, sounding almost bored: ]I am curious about something here: namely, the way that certain crimes are viewed

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[showbizpanache]

What a spectacularly stupid question.

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[evaluative]

Oh? And why is that?

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[showbizpanache]

It's like being a chain smoker and saying "Who cares if I get lung cancer? They'll have a cure in a few decades!" It's utterly negligent, unfounded and childish. You should be ashamed of yourself.

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[evaluative]

[ ...boy, you are like 1/10 his age. Actually, he finds this kind of amusing. ]

My asking this question is quite unlikely to cause crime in itself.

[showbizpanache]

[Psssh that don't mattah to this kid.] That's not the point. But I hardly expect you to grasp that, considering how human empathy as well as basic common sense seem to have passed you right by.

[evaluative]

[ Common sense is below him. ]

I would think that common sense would allow for such questions to be asked.

[showbizpanache]

No. Antisocial Personality Disorder might, though.

Here, I'll spell it out for you: Dying is painful and frightening for the person involved and for their loved ones. You would be taking something from that person that they did not wish to give you. It would be invasive and callous, not to mention selfish.

[evaluative]

In that case, could it not be equated to a simple crime of theft?

[ He is kind of enjoying this. ]

[showbizpanache]

I hardly think someone's life is on quite the same level as a television set.

[evaluative]

They are both easy to replace here.

[showbizpanache]

Except that one has thoughts, feelings, emotions and morals, and the other plays M*A*S*H reruns.

[evaluative]

And if you break a television set, it cannot return to working order.

[showbizpanache]

You're really not making a strong case for yourself.

[evaluative]

I am not trying to entirely justify murder. I was only curious.

[showbizpanache]

Well your curiosity is inappropriate and offensive. Go find something else to do. Read a book; I hear that's all the rage right now.

[evaluative]

You are, I believe, quite capable of ignoring my words.