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...entire concept of event identity-what makes it right to say that event A is the same as event B?" An American illustrates Wiggins' problem with a homely example: "Is my act of flipping on the light switch the same act as my act of alerting the prowler, if in fact by flipping on the switch and illuminating the room, I do alert the prowler?" Although the question sounds as relevant as the medieval puzzler about how many angels can dance on a pinhead, Wiggins notes that it has highly practical implications in fixing intention and responsibility, and theoretical...
...Boyd Britton, administrative vice-president of Radcliffe, said that the University Police will provide better protection because they are police and carry guns, while the nightwatchmen have no way to detain a prowler...
...prowler climbed up to the third floor of Jordan K last night, cut through a screen, and made off with a wallet containing $15 and a front-door key to the dorm...
...frightened St. Petersburg resident called the police for advice on how to handle a prowler. "If you catch this guy at your front door," said the officer, "it's O.K. to shoot him, but make sure he falls inside." Reason: in Florida it is legal to shoot an intruder in one's house, but not in one's yard. In few other cities can citizens expect such straightforward advice from their police. Yet with crimes of violence increasing, more and more Americans are concerned about how to protect themselves and still stay within...
...city switchboard, and police may be delayed by as much as two hours. In Los Angeles County's 75 incorporated cities, 27 of them policed by the county sheriff and 48 by local forces, the right number to call is often a mystery to the householder with a prowler hacking at his back door. Best advice: dial the operator and pray that she is not already swamped with other calls...