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You've expressed your point quite clearly, and I appreciate it. Hacker News is not the place for every kind of discussion, and it's fair for users to flag this
by sctb 10y ago
You've expressed your point quite clearly, and I appreciate it. Hacker News is not the place for every kind of discussion, and it's fair for users to flag this comment because the guidelines say that we're not here to have this particular one. If civility entails politeness out of respect and consideration for others, then surely it must also include valuing their lives.
- Altay- 10y agoI would arguea HN thread about home security systems that shoot intruders upon home invasion would be tolerated on HN. So self-defense / death alone are not enough to flag a comment. Political movements like ELF (Earth Liberation Front) used arguments similar to mine on why, for example, coal plants are legitimate targets in self defense.
- jimmyk 10y agothen surely it must also include valuing their lives Valuing them above what? There are probably not very many people on this planet that can truly claim to value all human life equally and above everything else.