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by whitemary 1180 days ago
If it weren't wrong, it would not be an analogy. Most intelligent people will realize that the current state of the law is irrelevant, but if you really can't get past that:

If shoplifting were undesirable and if some people shoplifted to feed hungry babies, is shoplifting then desirable?

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