Comments on: Mormon legal documents recovered in Missouri http://www.bloggernacle.org/mormon-legal-documents-recovered-in-missouri/ Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:45:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Justin http://www.bloggernacle.org/mormon-legal-documents-recovered-in-missouri/#comment-2890 Justin Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:42:57 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=246#comment-2890 <em>How can the act of tarring and feathering be taken in self-defense? It is the vogue now to blame the Mormons for what happened, I understand that, but that would only extend to actions in a fight where self-defense is a plausible claim. The point where you throw your opponent on the ground, rip off his clothes or a portion thereof, and pour hot tar on him and dump feathers on him exceeds the limits of force that can be used in self-defense against a threat of imminent harm.</em> I suppose the self-defense argument, however implausible, goes over much better when you have a friendly judge. Of course, the Mormons were outraged by the outcomes, but apparently they weren't entirely pleased with the performance of their own attorneys. <em>I was actually in MO this morning and read the article…I almost sent the link to you.</em> On-site reporting! I hope you made photocopies of the original documents. How can the act of tarring and feathering be taken in self-defense? It is the vogue now to blame the Mormons for what happened, I understand that, but that would only extend to actions in a fight where self-defense is a plausible claim. The point where you throw your opponent on the ground, rip off his clothes or a portion thereof, and pour hot tar on him and dump feathers on him exceeds the limits of force that can be used in self-defense against a threat of imminent harm.

I suppose the self-defense argument, however implausible, goes over much better when you have a friendly judge. Of course, the Mormons were outraged by the outcomes, but apparently they weren’t entirely pleased with the performance of their own attorneys.

I was actually in MO this morning and read the article…I almost sent the link to you.

On-site reporting! I hope you made photocopies of the original documents.

]]> By: J. Stapley http://www.bloggernacle.org/mormon-legal-documents-recovered-in-missouri/#comment-2883 J. Stapley Thu, 05 Jan 2006 06:42:26 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=246#comment-2883 I was actually in MO this morning and read the article...I almost sent the link to you :) I thought that the opening line was quite interesting: <blockquote>To those familiar with pioneers of Jackson County, it’s a short roll call of some of its finest.</blockquote> Definately an interesting tension in the article. I was actually in MO this morning and read the article…I almost sent the link to you :)

I thought that the opening line was quite interesting:

To those familiar with pioneers of Jackson County, it’s a short roll call of some of its finest.

Definately an interesting tension in the article.

]]> By: john f. http://www.bloggernacle.org/mormon-legal-documents-recovered-in-missouri/#comment-2878 john f. Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:48:29 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=246#comment-2878 How can the act of tarring and feathering be taken in self-defense? It is the vogue now to blame the Mormons for what happened, I understand that, but that would only extend to actions in a fight where self-defense is a plausible claim. The point where you throw your opponent on the ground, rip off his clothes or a portion thereof, and pour hot tar on him and dump feathers on him exceeds the limits of force that can be used in self-defense against a threat of imminent harm. How can the act of tarring and feathering be taken in self-defense? It is the vogue now to blame the Mormons for what happened, I understand that, but that would only extend to actions in a fight where self-defense is a plausible claim. The point where you throw your opponent on the ground, rip off his clothes or a portion thereof, and pour hot tar on him and dump feathers on him exceeds the limits of force that can be used in self-defense against a threat of imminent harm.

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