day of the Triffids - Inspired by a conversation with twicedead

[davywavy]

Oh no! It's the end of civilisation! The Triffids have risen up and overrun the earth and the necrophagic vegetables are devouring people like it's going out of fashion. You are one of the lucky ones. You are holed up in a safe location with large stocks of food and weaponry and as safe from the Triffids as can be.
One day, a survivor shows up at your stockade and through the kindness of your heart you take him in to protect him from said carniverous cucumbers. However, it quickly turns out that this survivor is a wrong 'un and he's not changing his ways, either - not only does he sneer and spit and call you names, but he also beats up and molests your missus and steals some of your valuable food supplies and clean water. What do you do?

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Comments

[jonnyargles.livejournal.com]

What's liberal about it? There is a certain amount of arrogance is in saying that we have a better system of justice and fairness than another country - by allowing criminals in their country safe harbour here, we are effectively making an autocratic moral judgement on another culture (admittedly one that's as bent as a banana before the EU got their hands on them).

And I pshaw those who say that all human life is sacred. I'd rather ensure the safety of the innocent than risk sending the guilty back to their countries. Mostly, there's a REASON they're in danger of their lives in their home countries - the same things that they're doing here. Admittedly, there are exceptions, but then again you wouldn't get Ken Saro Wia (sp) trafficking teenage girls into the country for prostitution.