Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:43:48 +0000 From: Paul Richards <paul@originative.co.uk> To: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, Arun Sharma <adsharma@sharmas.dhs.org>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: On "intelligent people" and "dangers to BSD" Message-ID: <38DB8D34.1A750C81@originative.co.uk> References: <Pine.LNX.4.20.0003241440260.6944-100000@theory3.physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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Rahul Siddharthan wrote: > > > > In one word: tyranny. > > > > This happens all the time in the UK these days. You'd be amazed what > > suddenly becomes illegal all of a sudden, one of the most farcical was a > > law banning the consumption of T-bone steaks. > > I think what Terry means is not that you can't ban consumption of > T-bone steaks, but you can't arrest someone for consuming a > T-bone steak before the law came into effect. > > So this doesn't really prevent legislators from enacting silly > laws... only from persecuting people who did those things when > they were legal. Ok, not the best example. I guess the handguns law is a better one since it's now illegal to have a handgun in the UK even if you bought it before the law changed. Everyone here who had one was required to hand them in when the law came in to effect. Paul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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