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- From: bsimon@elvis.stsci.edu (Bernie Simon)
- Subject: Re: Kicking someone's xxx.
- In-Reply-To: drury@helix.nih.gov's message of Sat, 26 Dec 1992 18: 13:37 GMT
- Message-ID: <BSIMON.92Dec30114651@elvis.stsci.edu>
- Sender: news@stsci.edu
- Organization: None. This saves me from writing a disclaimer.
- References: <1992Dec26.181337.24327@alw.nih.gov>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:46:51 GMT
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- I have no question about the morality of attacking someone who
- verbally insults me, but I'm not so sure about the legality. Isn't
- there something in the law about "fighting words" that can mitigate
- or excuse the crime of assualt? Are there any net lawyers out there
- that know about "fighting words"?
- --
- Bernie Simon (bsimon@stsci.edu) ad astra per aspera
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