08-08-2005, 10:46 PM
DEFINING ?harm? as any injury or infection of a person, except where used as medical treatment,
Hmmmm.... how do we define "injury?" Does this include emotional injury? And the resolution still doesn't make an exception for consensual injury outside of medical treatment. Would 'medical treatment' cover assisted suicide or voluntary castration? What about the sport of boxing, where the whole point is to injure your opponent?
[2] nor remain inactive with the intention of allowing a person to come to harm.
Currently I'm sitting on my butt while people overseas are getting slaughtered by the hundreds of thousands and hundreds of millions are getting diseased. I could stop at least some of that right now by walking to the Salvation Army and volunteering or looking for grifters to give spare change to. Does this count as intention?
3a. Under section 1, clause 2, those forced to cause harm in order to protect themselves or others are hereby exempted form section 1, clause 1 and section 2, provided that:
[1] the harm or damage they cause is outweighed by the harm they prevent
[2] the harm or damage they cause is the absolute minimum necessary
[3] they cause harm or damage only where absolutely necessary
It seems like this section relies on the results of the action of self-defense rather than the intent. What if I shoot an intruder who turned out to have a fake gun?
Don't take this as criticism of the idea, I like it. These are just issues with your proposal that will be pointed out on the NS forums, if they haven't already. The Adam Island Supreme Court interpets international laws very liberally, so these small issues are smoothed over however we like
Hmmmm.... how do we define "injury?" Does this include emotional injury? And the resolution still doesn't make an exception for consensual injury outside of medical treatment. Would 'medical treatment' cover assisted suicide or voluntary castration? What about the sport of boxing, where the whole point is to injure your opponent?
[2] nor remain inactive with the intention of allowing a person to come to harm.
Currently I'm sitting on my butt while people overseas are getting slaughtered by the hundreds of thousands and hundreds of millions are getting diseased. I could stop at least some of that right now by walking to the Salvation Army and volunteering or looking for grifters to give spare change to. Does this count as intention?
3a. Under section 1, clause 2, those forced to cause harm in order to protect themselves or others are hereby exempted form section 1, clause 1 and section 2, provided that:
[1] the harm or damage they cause is outweighed by the harm they prevent
[2] the harm or damage they cause is the absolute minimum necessary
[3] they cause harm or damage only where absolutely necessary
It seems like this section relies on the results of the action of self-defense rather than the intent. What if I shoot an intruder who turned out to have a fake gun?
Don't take this as criticism of the idea, I like it. These are just issues with your proposal that will be pointed out on the NS forums, if they haven't already. The Adam Island Supreme Court interpets international laws very liberally, so these small issues are smoothed over however we like