-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/28/07 06:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 04:29:29PM -0600, cothrige wrote: >> * Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >>> I was just having this discussion the other day. Legal killing is >>> *not* murder. >> I would certainly say that lawful killing is not murder, but might not >> agree with the specific choice of legal. Legal would imply the laws >> of the land, whereas lawful would be more broad. What is legal in >> this country, i.e. certain killing, may not be lawful if one accepts >> a higher law. Many, myself included, would believe that many killings >> which are in fact completely legal are still in opposition to the >> Divine law. That is why abortion is murder, even though it is legal. >> >> That is my take on it. >> >> Patrick > > I believe the distinction between "legal" and "lawful" is this: > > legal -- pertaining to law > lawful -- according to law > > thus a self-defence killing may be lawful, but it in not legal.
Huh? Maybe in Europe, but even you all aren't that crazy. > A law-court may be legal, but if the judge and jury are crooked it > will not be operating lawfully. That's an excellent example. > > -- hendrik > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF5Y6pS9HxQb37XmcRAmC9AKCtEsduMef5ZJ4Ies1SFe+cvqkHEACfWPmu nn9+8+7yCdBEF9Z6ObaHVb0= =Dm68 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
