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   Message 26,676 of 28,343   
   Brian M. Scott to All   
   Re: Science fiction   
   06 Sep 13 05:31:20   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.books   
   From: b.scott@csuohio.edu   
      
   On Fri, 06 Sep 2013 02:12:40 -0700, The Horny Goat   
    wrote in   
    in   
   rec.arts.sf.written,rec.arts.sf.movies,rec.arts.books:   
      
   [...]   
      
   > We DON'T want to treat women as mindless breeders yet at   
   > the same time the state DOES have a right and a duty to   
   > act on behalf of those who would abuse their children in   
   > this way.   
      
   ‘[A]ct on behalf of’ does not mean what you appear to think   
   that it means.   
      
   > It's not politically correct to say so but in Canada a   
   > huge proportion (i.e. far exceeding their numbers in the   
   > general population) of fetal alcohol syndrome kids are of   
   > aboriginal origin. It's not politically correct to take   
   > note of this but it has been the case as long as this   
   > type of statistic has been kept.   
      
   It’s well known.  It’s also not the real problem, but rather   
   a symptom.   
      
   > Courts are ruling these people as adults should get a   
   > special break on the criminal justice system - is this   
   > reasonable given they clearly DO know right and wrong?   
      
   Yes: collectively they got a negative break in life as a   
   whole.   
      
   [...]   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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