From:	Robert Watkins <robertdw@*******.com.au>
Subject:	Re: High profile guns and magic
Date:	Sat, 18 May 96 19:06:57 +1030

>> A magician who goes for his Mana Bolt spell instead of his Stun Bolt
>> spell could arguably be applying lethal force without necessity, as he
>> had an equally effective and accessible form of non-lethal force. That
>> was my point.
>
>Not every mage has a StunBolt, or any stun spell for that matter... while
>every mage that I've run into has a manabolt or a powerbolt...

Well... IMHO, that mage isn't particularly versitile. However, my point
is still valid... you kill someone with magic, it is considered a
deliberate application of lethal force (which isn't ALWAYS murder 1). If
you had equally effective non-lethal force available, however, you're
looking at a murder rap.


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