Re: Price gouging is beneficial. Price gouging is great!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William C Colley) wrote:
>Bob LeChevalier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> jmh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >First I think it's a stretch to claim price gouging is any
>> >crime against humanity.
>> 
>> In an emergency life or death situation, denying someone what they
>> need is murder, which is a crime against humanity. 
>
>What life and death emergency\? As defined by whom? You?

As defined by the lawful authority in accordance with the constitution
ordained and established by "we the people".

>> Charging more than necessary will in some cases result in such 
>> murder.
>
>No, you are confusing witholding help during a "emergency life or
>death situation" and actively causing a "emergency life or death
>situation".

If someone dies because you knowingly withheld help that they needed,
you have committed homicide (whether it is "murder" is then a matter
of law).

>Do you think that someone who chooses not to act and allows something
                              ^knowingly and willfully
>to happen when they had a possiblity of affecting the outcome is as
                           xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx likelihood of
preventing
>responsible for the outcome as is a person to deliberately chooses and
>causes an act which harms someone? If so please clarify.

Refusal to provide necessary aid IS an act which harms someone.

lojbab
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Bob LeChevalier, Founder, The Logical Language Group
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