One cannot hurt an individual, only the distinct organs and possessions of that individual, like his lawnmower or his kidney.
As a matter of semantics, I suppose that is correct. We can simply break it down to ownership: I own my nose, so you therefore have no right to damage it with a baseball bat.
137 posted on 03/21/2005 1:07:29 PM PST by Modernman
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