From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Mon Aug 25 2003 - 11:46:14 MDT
Terry W. Colvin wrote:
> "But lower crime rates must not lead to complacency," Ashcroft said. "We
> must continue our vigilance and renew our firm commitment to protect all
> Americans, bringing swift and certain justice to all those who would
> inflict pain and harm."
Note that he doesn't say his job is to bring justice to those who DO IN
FACT inflict pain and harm, a shift of focus I'm sure we've all noticed
recently.
-- Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/ Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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