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Thread #66536 Message #1105915
Posted By: Amos
31-Jan-04 - 12:00 PM
Thread Name: BS: Convict ancestry?
Subject: RE: BS: Convict ancestry?
Depending on the society, you often find some of the most creative and courageous sorts ending up carrying the sinister brand of "criminal". It takes guts to try and shake loose the bonds of normal social expectation, take the risks of capture and punishment, and so on. That's why we glamorize heroic crim types like Robin Hood, Billy the Kid, Pretty Boy Flloyd, and the Highwayman. They were brave enough to act.
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