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   In message <1iluy97.lkxo7n1v8sotqN%zeborah@gmail.com>, Zeborah   
    writes   
   >David Friedman  wrote:   
   >   
   >> In article ,   
   >>  Aqua  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > > There's an important difference between rape and most other serious   
   >> > > crimes. Intercourse is, in most circumstances, legal and fairly common;   
   >> > > killing people isn't. The difference between legal intercourse and rape   
   >> > > is (aside from the special case of statutory rape) in the mind of the   
   >> > > parties--consent or absence of consent. There may or may not be physical   
   >> > > evidence, and if there is it may or may not be conclusive.   
   >> >   
   >> > That's complete nonsense.  The difference between gift-giving and theft   
   >> > is consent.   
   >>   
   >> It is very rare for someone to hand someone else the contents of his   
   >> wallet, or his television and stereo, without getting anything   
   >> observable in exchange.   
   >   
   >What a terrible world you live in.  In my world that kind of thing   
   >happens quite frequently.   
   >   
   Indeed. In fact I noticed this sort of behaviour a lot amongst my   
   students when I was teaching the unemployed, so it's not something   
   limited to people who have more than they need. It's all part of the   
   give and take of life.   
      
   I suppose David will now try to argue that they gave something away in   
   order to store up an obligation so that when the situation is reversed,   
   a similar favour will be returned, but this is true of all human   
   interactions, including sex, so I don't think it's relevant.   
      
   The difference between car theft and borrowing a vehicle is consent.   
   This sort of case comes up all the time in our local paper, usually   
   after the youth in question has been stopped and discovered to be   
   driving while drunk and without insurance.   
      
   Helen   
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