Ted Rall for August 28, 1999
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Lameass ethical dilemmas: Today's dilemma: The self-defense paradox. Man 1: What do you do if someone you've never even met attacks you without provocation. Contemporary American culture dictates that you strike back 5 times harder so that you won't develop a victim mentality. But if you do that, you risk overrreacting to the point that you'll look even worse than the cur who went after you. Even worse, you lower your behavior to their level. How do you defend yourself against thugs without becoming a thug yourself? Man 2: Shoot him, moron. Man 1: Love me! I took the ethical high road!