Hermione must be stopped, ...-Hermione's Crimes

a_svirn a_svirn at yahoo.com
Mon Mar 13 22:58:44 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 149568

> bboyminn:
> 
> a_svirn, you seem to be taking the position that I've labeled as
> 'Moral Absolutest', <snip>

a_svirn:
Merlin Forbid. 

> bboyminn:
> By the broadest and most general definitions of Blackmail (revenge,
> vengence, etc...), Hermione is guilty, but I absolutely /can not/ 
see
> the wizard world regarding her actions as CRIMINAL Blackmail 
(revenge,
> vengence, etc...).
<snip> 
> By definition, Hermione is guilty of Blackmail, but in reality, I
> can't see any wizarding authorities treating her actions as 
criminal
> Blackmail. In fact, I can't see even our real world muggle 
authorities
> treating Hermione's action as criminal Blackmail. 

a_svirn:
I am curious. If her actions is not "criminal" Blackmail, what then? 
Lawful Blackmail? Permissible Blackmail? Officially Authorized 
Blackmail? Above-board Blackmail? There seem to be a certain 
contradiction of terms in all of the above, yet what can possibly be 
opposite to "criminal"? 

> bboyminn:
<snip> 
> To a group of blind men, to some an elephant is a wall, to others 
it
> is a tree, and to others still it is a rope. Are they wrong or are
> they right? Well, of course, the answer is - Yes and No.
> 

a_svirn:
If you say so. 








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