I was just wondering but: did walter think about defending other characters he might not have thought of or forgot to mention in his original book such as: Tax evader,Anarchist rebel, person who curses too much in public, belcher, flag burner, protester, nationalist etc. I was also wondering but c…

Block likes taking on extreme issues: even at times ones most would indeed consider irrelevant. For example, in DtU, he spent considerable space defending the rights of people who get a masochist thrill from the fear of dying in a fire.

Your an idiot if you think somebody on the mises forum is trolling. I am trying to ask weather or not to defend the non trespassing peeping tom because it is a serious issue with regards to freedom of movement. What if somebody wants to look at the inside of somebody’s house with binoculars on the s…

you are absolutely right except why don’t you try to tell that to a woman who would look at you like either you are a sexist masochist, or somebody who is a dangerous spy.

I’d like to try my hand at this one. It should be understood, of course, that defending an act does not necessarily condone it. The Peepor in this case is a man looking into his neighbor’s window across the street using binoculars. The Peepee is a woman undressing in her bedroom. Does this constit…

The belcher, the flag burner, the curser and the protester are really only made an issue by the virtue of there being public property. Where all land is privately held you can with permission of the owner do what you want.

Why are you making his point? Only she can control what is in her head. Like you said all she has to do is take control of the light waves she is so concerned with by closing the curtain. Voila!

I agree with you. Closing the curtains (that block all light waves) or moving yourself behind a wall so that you take control of the light waves emitted by your body is analogous to building a fence around a parcel of previously un-owned land. It is an example of initial appropriation over a scarce…

Why are you making his point? Only she can control what is in her head. Like you said all she has to do is take control of the light waves she is so concerned with by closing the curtain. Voila! It is a fascinating problem really. Because the person undressing may had intended to, but then forgo…

Trying to determine intent definitely takes one into a gray area. In my opinion, it is better simply to ignore intent and instead deal with the facts of a case. In the cases you presented that would mean the participants would simply have to accept the court’s/arbiter’s judgment. Why is that not s…

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