>If witches are actually doing damage, then by all means hunt them. That's the business of the criminal justice system. If someone is committing criminal acts,

>If witches are actually doing damage, then by all means hunt them. That's the business of the criminal justice system. If someone is committing criminal acts, then they need to be caught and prosecuted. If they merely hold objectionable views, then it's not my job to try them in the court of public opinion. If I'm free to persecute people whose beliefs I disagree with, then what right have I to complain if someone starts persecuting me for my beliefs? Witch-hunting and thought-policing is a very slippery slope.