On Jan 3, 2008 4:47 PM, Matthew Brown <morven(a)gmail.com> wrote:
This discussion has gone on endlessly about the
former, but in actual
fact what is being done is the latter. You cannot justify threats (no
matter how politely phrased) by pointing out a supposed obligation to
DO it, not THREATEN it.
Ah, that's a detail I was missing. Yes, I can see no situation in which
making such a threat could possibly be ethical.
(Unless you were told to make the threat in exchange for your family's
life? ... Yes, I'm being facetious. :) )
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