re: #160 reine.de.tout

Big Steve - do we have the right to defend ourselves? If the question is to kill a person in the battlefield, OR to capture the person and use coercive measures to get information the person is known to have that must be made known in order for us to defend ourselves - which would you prefer?

What is the difference between this and any person who is caught by the police but may have knowledge of past or future crimes. There is no discernible line. If a person is arrested for a crime they have the right to shut up and not further incriminate themselves. While this sometimes maybe a short term incongruity with the safety of others, long term it protects us all.