Bang! You're Dead. (was:Voldemorts animus...)

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No: HPFGUIDX 86012

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mightymaus75" <mpjdekker at h...> > 
> Actually that was me applying fictional ethical principles to the 
> real world. I would never dare to impose my real world views on JKR 
> to tell her what she can and cannot write. While you may not feel 
> that the original comment was really applicable to you, personally I 
> feel rather strong about the Centaur and Goblin rights to life being 
> trampled here. 
> 


Somehow this thread seems to be developing into the equivalent of 
castigating Green activists because they're not doing enough for 
Kermit the Frog.

Erm, you do realise that they're not real, don't you?
That nobody has suggested killing Centaurs or Goblins in the time-line
of the books anyway?
That "A right to life" is just a slogan, a shorthand phrase generally used 
when disagreeing with governmental or judicial edicts?
That everyone can shout it as loud and long as they like, but that death,
in whatever form, be it accidental or intentional, will take absolutely no
notice whatsoever?

However, since you seem to be fixed in your views, let me pose you 
some moral questions within the terms of reference that you have set.

The Goblins appear to be quite unperturbed about inflicting a slow and
painful death upon burglars. Indeed, they seem to relish the thought.
Defend this please, particularly with regards to a right to life. 

Centaurs have clearly expressed a willingness to kill for the heinous crime
of trespass.
Defend this please, particularly with regards to a right to life.

Centaurs attack, with murderous intent, one of their own for *associating*
with human wizards.
Defend, as above, and also explain why such speciesist intolerance, which,
if practiced by wizards, I'm sure you would condemn is, in the books, 
considered to be an understandable, though unfortunate, attitude.

I'll be interested to read your answers, perhaps you  may even come round
to my view that the moralities of the Potterverse are necessarily different.

Kneasy