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In reply to the discussion: Are your posessions worth more than a human life? [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)99. Now? No. At other points in my life when I couldn't replace even the cheapest possession I owned?
Not sure.
If you are poor enough, as I was at one point, someone robbing you of enough of your money and stuff could really finish you economically and put you on the street.
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Ohio Joe
Sep 2013
#10
My dad was a cop. No I think most GUN OWNERS salivate at the idea of shooting someone
Taverner
Sep 2013
#43
A firearm can be used for hunting and for protection against dangerous animals. ...
spin
Sep 2013
#104
Hoo boy, maybe you should see my post on "are some lives worth more than others"
Taverner
Sep 2013
#61
Which human life? And since you were specific about the life being "human",
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2013
#11
Not exactly but the thief is pushing the bounds of enslaving me by taking away the value of my labor
TheKentuckian
Sep 2013
#21
Taking my "stuff" is tantamount to taking the portion of my life I used earning money it get it.
Taitertots
Sep 2013
#25
I would take a life that threatened my own or those of my loved ones or even a stranger
arely staircase
Sep 2013
#80
Now? No. At other points in my life when I couldn't replace even the cheapest possession I owned?
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#99
The question is not properly ask, it should be is your life less important than what you are
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#102
I'm trying to imagine a situation where I can be certain someone will stop at my possessions
Recursion
Sep 2013
#108