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<blockquote data-quote="deerwhacker444" data-source="post: 3006180" data-attributes="member: 9117"><p>While a horse is beneficial, Native people walked from the tip of N. America to the tip of S. America and managed to flourish long before horses showed up. Horses definitely made an early settler's life easier and more profitable, but an argument could be made that having acess to a horse is not a true life and death proposal. If you had a string of 5 horses and I stole 1, is your life at danger? No, but I would have been hung nonetheless.</p><p></p><p>IMO, most people wanted to immediately kill a horse thief for the same reason we seek quick justice for a murderer, it's an emotional issue. The notion that a horse was "life or death" was created to circumvent the court and allow for speedy justice and a quick hanging, and probably more for deterrent than anything.</p><p></p><p>It should make no difference. Unless a man is stealing for bread, water, or medicine, truly life and death scenarios, all thieves should be treated equally and harshly whether a box of fireworks, your Grandfathers Rolex, or your SSN#. If thieves don't fear the repercussions, where is the deterrent?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deerwhacker444, post: 3006180, member: 9117"] While a horse is beneficial, Native people walked from the tip of N. America to the tip of S. America and managed to flourish long before horses showed up. Horses definitely made an early settler's life easier and more profitable, but an argument could be made that having acess to a horse is not a true life and death proposal. If you had a string of 5 horses and I stole 1, is your life at danger? No, but I would have been hung nonetheless. IMO, most people wanted to immediately kill a horse thief for the same reason we seek quick justice for a murderer, it's an emotional issue. The notion that a horse was "life or death" was created to circumvent the court and allow for speedy justice and a quick hanging, and probably more for deterrent than anything. It should make no difference. Unless a man is stealing for bread, water, or medicine, truly life and death scenarios, all thieves should be treated equally and harshly whether a box of fireworks, your Grandfathers Rolex, or your SSN#. If thieves don't fear the repercussions, where is the deterrent? [/QUOTE]
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