Day 037 - 14 Oct 94 - Page 70
1 adhere to?
2 A. Yes, it is also the point of view that the Vegetarian
3 Society has advanced since 1847.
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5 Q. Please do not try to second guess me, Mr. Cox. You will
6 not always see the point of my question, very often you
7 will, but if you try to second guess me, you will often
8 get it wrong. I ask you, is this your personal point of
9 view?
10 A. I have already answered that.
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12 Q. The answer is, yes? You probably understand that the
13 validity or otherwise of that point of view is not an
14 issue in this case. Do you know that?
15 A. Sorry, could you explain that?
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17 Q. I said you probably know that the validity or otherwise of
18 that point of view is not in issue in this case?
19 A. I am rather wondering why you are mounting this attack
20 on vegetarianism.
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It would be much more helpful to me if you
23 just answered the question do not treat it as a battle of
24 wits with Mr. Rampton. Do not worry about where he is
25 going; just answer his questions.
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27 MR. RAMPTON: Mr. Cox, you need have no fear of answering this
28 question in a straightforward way. Do you regard the
29 question of whether human beings keep and slaughter
30 animals for human consumption as a moral issue?
31 A. Oh, it certainly is one of the moral issues involved,
32 yes.
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34 Q. No, I asked you, do you regard it as a moral issue?
35 A. I have answered that.
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37 Q. Have you concluded that it is not moral to keep and
38 slaughter animals for that purpose?
39 A. Yes, that is my view, yes, certainly.
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41 Q. You mentioned earlier in the evidence today -- I would say
42 prompted by Mr. Morris -- that the Sunday Times Newspapers
43 had described you in terms amounting to that of a
44 marketing genius. Do you remember saying that?
45 A. I am afraid so.
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47 Q. May I show you a piece of paper, please? I will not show
48 your Lordship this at the moment in accordance with what
49 I conceive to be the proper procedure, but there is one
50 each for the Defendants and there is one for the witness.
51 (Handed). Do you recognise this piece of paper?
52 A. I do, yes.
53
54 Q. Please look at the very last sentence of the piece of
55 paper?
56 A. Yes.
57
58 Q. Is that the article to which you were referring earlier
59 today?
60 A. Yes, that is right.
