Re:MIT Report is a whitewash. My Statement in Response
by philwelch on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @02:57PM
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It follows from the definition of suicide that the victim is also the perpetrator. Are you suggesting it wasn't suicide?
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Re:MIT Report is a whitewash. My Statement in Response
by mistercow on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @03:35PM
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It does not follow from the definition of suicide that responsibility lies solely with the victim.
Re:MIT Report is a whitewash. My Statement in Response
by philwelch on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @03:44PM
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The responsibility for any act lies with the person who committed it. I think you can work out the rest of the syllogism from there.
Re:MIT Report is a whitewash. My Statement in Response
by mistercow on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @04:11PM
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Death is not an act, it's a consequence. So even if we accept that a person cannot bear any responsibility for someone else's actions, they can still bear responsibility for the consequences. The premise that a person bears sole responsibility for the consequences of their actions is untenable as no consequence has a single cause.