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Old 03-17-2008, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ServantofGod View Post
If the government fails to punish the wrongdoer, such as in a muslim country where a radical can get away with outright murder, would it be wrong to seek justice on one's own?
There is a Hank Williams Jr song called "I got Rights" where he deals with that. Awesome, if scary song.

In a Muslim country you, a non-Muslim, are forbidden to bring charges against a Muslim because you are an infidel mongrel Christian dog and your word is about as good as such.

Now back to the Hank song, you could sort of place the murderer in a situation where you would be forced to fight in self-defense. Running on ethical ice, but it's not really vigilantism either.
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