From: "Bill Mattox" 

Yes. With that "simple variable" being the possiblity that the
father has a gun to his head and is therefore not making a free choice.

BTW, I don't have any problem with firepower being used in appropriate
circumstances, by the proper authorities, acting lawfully.

"Bill Lucy"  wrote in message
news:MPG.1376a66995dd04fd9897fc{at}news.barkto.com...
390b2f67{at}w3.nls.net>, billy-m{at}pacbell.net says...
> > Without even bothering for a moment to ask rather or not the fire power
is
> > being used to potentially place him in an even worse situation?
> >
> > Hmmmm?.. who is the partisan here?
>
> I never deny that I am partisan on some issues. This is definitely not one
of
> them. It's a "family values" issue turned 180 degrees out of
phase by the
> addition of a simple variable. I find that interesting.
>
> But then there still is the question of when firepower is necessary to
remove a
> child from a situation. By your answer it seems you don't believe it
should
> ever be allowed. I myself have admitted to being discomfited by it.
>
> How say you?
>

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