copying guilt

Anton Sherwood (dasher@netcom.com)
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 23:31:24 -0800

Anders writes
: ... All copies would be equally responsible for the actions in
: their shared past, so all should be punished for such crimes.

I shudder to imagine what such a doctrine will do to police procedure.
Instead of planting drugs or guns on their victims, they might plant
evidence that you're one of an unlimited number of missing copies
of the Boston Strangler!

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