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Ok, so let's all go trace back our family trees. If you find one of your relatives, even 400 years ago, committed a crime, you better go to everyone that was af

Ok, so let's all go trace back our family trees. If you find one of your relatives, even 400 years ago, committed a crime, you better go to everyone that was affected (which could be millions of people by now!!!!!) and give them back what was rightfully theirs. Maybe your great great great grandfather broke into their house and stole their life savings, which caused the patriarch of the house to go into debtors prison. So the young boy of the house didn't have a father for much of his life. As such, he turned to pickpocketing, robbing hundreds of people over the course of his career. Eventually he went too far and robbed someone who fought back and killed him. But none of this would have happened if your great great great grandfather hadn't been a thief. But YOU'RE responsible. Your group was responsible for the death of this kid, who knew no better than to steal. Should you be guilty? Should you go to jail? Should you live worse to repent? Don't be silly. You're not responsible for any actions other than your own.

rayiner 11y ago
> You're not responsible for any actions other than your own. If everyone started from scratch, I'd agree with you. But in Atlanta, you get water from pipes built by people just after the civil war. Residents of Atlanta inherited the infrastructure and benefits of what their ancestors built. I think it's absurd to say that they can inherit the benefits, but don't inherit the obligations.
- yummyfajitas 11y ago
  Residents of Atlanta did not "inherit" anything. The city government inherited public works and uses them to provide city services to residents. It charges residents taxes to pay for those services and probably lots of other silly things as well. The residents pay for water and receive it. Done. This is like saying I "inherited" something from Tata and Aditya Birla and that I'm also responsible for their crimes. That's silly. I pay 300rs/month and IDEA gives me voice+data and runs MITM attacks on unencrypted connections. That's the end of our relationship.

rayiner 11y ago

> You're not responsible for any actions other than your own. If everyone started from scratch, I'd agree with you. But in Atlanta, you get water from pipes built by people just after the civil war. Residents of Atlanta inherited the infrastructure and benefits of what their ancestors built. I think it's absurd to say that they can inherit the benefits, but don't inherit the obligations.

yummyfajitas 11y ago
Residents of Atlanta did not "inherit" anything. The city government inherited public works and uses them to provide city services to residents. It charges residents taxes to pay for those services and probably lots of other silly things as well. The residents pay for water and receive it. Done. This is like saying I "inherited" something from Tata and Aditya Birla and that I'm also responsible for their crimes. That's silly. I pay 300rs/month and IDEA gives me voice+data and runs MITM attacks on unencrypted connections. That's the end of our relationship.