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Now that's just cold. I have a marathon on Sunday you gitt.
Ah, good luck then. And trip a bandit while you're out there.
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Naw, man, you know this stuff better than I do. I was just spouting hoo-hah. Good luck on your exams!
Ha. Thanks. But I do believe that there are some serious problems with the law and its reluctancy (In Canada at least) to recognize valuable social/philosophical considerations. This is an uber hijack --> Have you ever though about laws against vagrancy and homelessness? Why can't someone sleep in a park? Well, because people sleep at home - not in parks. Why can't you cook in a park? Well, its because people cook at home -not in parks? Why can't you.... you get the drift. We've constructed our laws around the interests of people who have a certain level of means to provide shelter for themselves, and shut down the public realm to anyone who can't afford places to live in. We turn homeless people into offenders - trespassers almost everywhere they go - and provide no real meaningful alternative for them. Just a thought. And Jeff, remember:
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poor Mamma.... started off thinking of posting an innocent question to decide to bandit or not and 5 pages later she is probably afraid to post again!
Unfortunately, I started the conversation when I should have been writing a grant proposal, which I need to have to my associate dean today, limiting my ability to contribute to the conversation.
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I don't think it's an absolute black and white question
But, FYI, my husband the big bad mean prosecutor is very clear that no laws are broken by banditing a race .
(though perhaps drinking the water/gatorade could be considered theft).
It's a public road.
The ethics are murkier of course.
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This would be considered theft. No perhaps about it. Have you paid the entry fee to contribute towards drinks? No? It is theft.
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If you purposely run on a course being used for a race then it is black and white. If you run there anyway and were not aware that a race was going to be held... and the roads are open to the public then it is grey. In your case it sounds black and white - and premeditated. Maybe not. This would be considered theft. No perhaps about it. Have you paid the entry fee to contribute towards drinks? No? It is theft. If it is a public road, which remains open to the public during the race, there is nothing to stop you walking, or running, along the course. I think the ethics are black and white.