corporate vs. state

Major Variola (ret) mv at cdc.gov
Thu Mar 25 21:43:53 PST 2004


At 12:39 AM 3/26/04 -0000, Frog wrote:
>Harmon Seaver wrote:
>>  each and every person involved in it should be liable.
>
>If a member of a club, to which you belong, commits an act of violence,
are you liable for that act?

Excellent question.  The gestap^H^H^H^H Feds think you are --membership
in a group, some of the members of which perform violence, can get
you RICOd etc.  A rather clever form of intimidation on their part,
don't you think?

Of course, the reverse might also be applied.  Your ordinary govt clerk
might be
liable for the actions of her employer.

Is "just following orders" a legit defense?





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