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To: Sungirl
What is so sporting about killing innocent animals?

What's "innocent" mean to you?

81 posted on 03/22/2002 3:51:50 PM PST by lepton
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To: lepton
Innocent:

Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless: was innocent of all charges. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.

Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: an innocent prank. Candid; straightforward.

Not experienced or worldly; naive. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.

Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant.
Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something

n. A person, especially a child, who is free of evil or sin. A simple, guileless, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin innocns, innocent- : in-, not; see in-1 + nocns, present participle of nocre, to harm; see nek-1 in Indo-European Roots.]

86 posted on 03/22/2002 4:03:33 PM PST by Sungirl
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