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Re: Proposal for removal of mICQ package



On Fri, 2003-02-14 at 16:10, Anthony Towns wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 01:04:39PM +0100, Russell Coker wrote:
> > On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 12:24, Remi VANICAT wrote:
> > > Yes you are when you say that next time he'll do worse "this boy have
> > > stole a candy, we should kill him because next time he'll do worse"
> > Bad analogy.  A more appropriate analogy is "he stole a candy so we won't 
> > allow him in a sweet shop".
> 
> If so, the usual punishment for stealing a candy is to be lectured about
> it, told the right way to behave, and to pay the dollar or so it would've
> cost, not to be forbidden from ever entering a sweet shop again.

Stealing a candy is one thing, putting poison in the candy box is
another (much more serious IMHO) thing.



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