Sacred texts
An interesting set of thoughts about sacred texts/objects and their abuse by heathens. Via Instapundit.
As a fan of the common law, I thought about whether or not there should be a cause of action here. My conclusion: no - unless the text being desecrated is my property. If so, then I can sue you for violating my property rights. Otherwise, I should either buy it from you to keep you from desecrating it or shun you as a rude person. But no rioting in response.
As a fan of the common law, I thought about whether or not there should be a cause of action here. My conclusion: no - unless the text being desecrated is my property. If so, then I can sue you for violating my property rights. Otherwise, I should either buy it from you to keep you from desecrating it or shun you as a rude person. But no rioting in response.
Posted by Andy Morriss on
Thursday November 3, 2005 at 12:07am