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,AU?OR 3 ,ELISEE ,RECLUS 

,TAGS 3 RI<T TO SELF DEF5SE1 LAW ( RETALIATION1 DEA? P5ALTY1 SELF DEF5SE1 SOCIAL CONDEMNATION1 DEA?1 P5ALTY1 M51 KILL1 SOCIETY4 

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,PHOTO BY ,GREG ,WOLF1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,! ,DEA? ,P5ALTY 

,LA ,PE9E DE ,MORT 
,TRANSLAT$ BY ,NATALYA ,RATAN & ,VIRG9IA ,ANTON4 

,BY ,ELISEE ,RECLUS 

,I DO NOT HAVE ! HONOR ( BE+ A ,SWISS ,CITIZ5 & KN[ ONLY IMP]FECTLY ! MEANS TO PETITION ! REMOVAL ( AN >TICLE1 BUT IT IS AN ISSUE ( HUMAN AGITATION 9 ALL CIVILIZ$ C\NTRIES 

,AS AN 9T]NATIONAL CITIZ5 ,I HAVE ! RI<T TO ADDRESS ?IS ISSUE4 ,UN=TUNATELY ,I ALSO AM ,FR5* & MY MO!RL& IS ALSO A C\NTRY ( EXECUTION]S & ! GUILLOT9E1 ?AT WE HAVE 9V5T$ & USE EV]YDAY 

,5EMIES ( ! DEA? P5ALTY4 ,I MU/ TRY TO F9D !IR ORIG9S4 ,IS IF JU/IFIABLE ?AT IT TAKES AWAY FROM ! RI<T TO SELF DEF5SE8 ,IF IT IS1 IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO OPPOSE IT BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE ! RI<T TO SELF DEF5SE1 AGA9/ BEA/S & ATTACKS FROM O!R M54 ,BUT IS IT NOT CLE> IF ! RI<T TO SELF DEF5SE CAN BE DELEGAT$ BECAUSE IT 5DS IMM$IATELY ) DANG]8 ,:5 WE TAKE 9TO \R H&S ! LIVES ( \R FELL[ M51 !RE IS NO SOCIAL ACTION AGA9/ !M1 ITS NO?+ ?AT CAN BE DONE = US TO HELP !M2 IT'S ! SAME :5 A MAN'S PLACE IS \TSIDE ( O!RS1 ABOVE :I* :5 !RE IS A CONTRACT ?AT HAS P[] OV] CITIZ5S1 !Y HAVE ! RI<T TO KILL ?AT :I* OPPOSES !M4 ,HI/ORY1 FUNNILY 5\< HAS GIV5 US NUM]\S EXAMPLES ?AT CLAIM ?IS RI<T4  

,! ORIG9 ( ! DEA? P5ALTY1 ?AT :I* IS ACTUALLY APPLI$ 9 ! ,/ATES1 IS C]TA9LY ONE ( V5GEANCE1 V5GEANCE )\T MEASURE1 AS T]RIBLE ?AT IT CAN 9SPIRE HATR$1 ?IS V5GEANCE IS GOV]N$ BY ! FOLL[+ SUMM>Y ( JU/ICE1 ?AT IS TO SAY ! LAW ( RETALIATION3 0TOO? = A TOO?1 EYE = AN EYE1 HEAD = A HEAD04 ,:5 ! FAMILY WAS E/ABLI%$ IT WAS SUB/ITUT$ = 9DIVIDUAL V5GEANCE OR V5DETTA4 ,IT EXC]CIS$ ! PRICE ( BLOOD3 EA* 9JURY IS PAID = BY ANO!R 9JURY1 EA* DEA? ) ANO!R DEA?1 H5CE CAUS+ HATR$ & W>S4 ,IT IS ! /ATE ( A L>GE P>T ( ,EUROPE DUR+ ! MIDDLE AGES1 IT IS ! LA/ C5TURY ( ,ALBANIA1 ( ,CAUCASUS & ( MANY O!R C\NTRIES4  

,IT IS DEP5D5T A LITTLE ON ! ORD] ?AT IS P]PETUALLY PRES5T 9 W>S1 ?R\< R$EMPTION4 ,9DIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES1 CAN USUALLY R$EEM !MSELVES1 & ?AT =M ( TRANSACTION IS FIX$ BY CU/OM4 ,LOTS ( CATTLE1 %EEP1 GOATS1 LOTS ( CO9S R++ OR ACRES ( L& W]E SET AP>T TO R$EEM ! BLOOD4 ,! CONDEMPTION CAN ALSO R$EEM :5 IT IS ADOPT$ BY ANO!R FAMILY1 OCCASIONALLY  EV5 :5 ONE HAS (F5D$ !M1 ONE CAN ALSO RETURN FREE BY AN ACTION ( BRILLIANCE2 F9ALLY1 ONE CAN FALL TOO L[ FROM DEIGN+ TO PUNI% ,IT IS SUFFICE TO SAY ?AT ONE CAN HIDE BEH9D A WOMAN & FROM !N ON BE FREE1 SO VILE !Y WANT TO KILL HIM1 BUT IS MORE UNHAPPY :5 COV]$ 9 9JURIES4 ,HE LIVES1 BUT HIS LIFE IS WORSE ?AN DEA?4  

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,! LAW ( RETALIATION ( FAMILY TO FAMILY IS NOT EVID5TLY MA9TA9$ 9 ! L>GE C5TRAL ,/ATES1 MON>*IES1 >I/OCRACIES OR REPUBLICS4 ,SOCIETY IS REPRES5T$ BY ITS GOV]NM5T1 ,K+1 C\NCILS OR MAGI/RATES1 :I* TAKE *>GE ( V5GEANCE OR RETRIBUTION1 ! SAME ONE W\LD SAY 9 ! LANGUAGE ( JURISPRUD5CE4 ,BUT HI/ORY HAS PROV$ US ?AT WE >E MONOPOLIZ+ ! /ATE'S RI<T TO PUNI%M5T1 CA/E OR ,K+1 DEALT PRIM>ILY TO DEAL ) P]SONAL 9JURIES1 & WE KN[ ! FURY ) :I* HE PURSU$ HIS 5EMIES & ! CRUEL FATE HE MAKES !M SUFF]4 ,!RE IS NO TORTURE ?AT ! IMAG9ATION HAS 9V5T$ :I* HAS !N BE5 APPLI$ TO MILLIONS ( M53 H]E BURN$1 A SMALL FIRE1 FUR!RMORE IT WAS SUCCESSIVELY CUT OR SK9N$ BY ITS MEMB]S1 AT ,NUREMB]G1 ! PRISON] WAS COMM&$ 9 ! BODY ( ! 0,VIRG90 ( IRON1 R$-HOT1 9 ,FRANCE1 HE BROKE HIS LIMBS OR WAS PULL$ BY F\R HORSES2 9 ! ,ORI5T1 ! IMPALE ! UNLUCKY1 9 ,MOROCCO1 ON ! MASONRY LEAV+ ONLY ! HEAD ABOVE ! WALL4 ,& :Y DOES EV]YONE SEEK V5GEANCE8 ,IS IT TO PUNI% REAL CRIMES8 ,NO1 EV]YDAY HATR$ ( ! ,K+S & DOM9ANT CLASSES IS TURN$ AGA9/ ! PEOPLE :O DEM& ! FRE$OM TO ?9K & ACT4  

 ,ITS ! S]VICE ( TYRANNY ?AT IS ALWAYS ! DEA? P5ALTY4 ,:AT DID ,CALV9 DO1 MA/] ( DEA?8 ,HE BURN$ ,MI*EL ,S]VET1 ONE ( ?OSE DIV9E M5 AS SCI5CE HAS ONLY EXI/$ = T5 OR TWELVE YE>S 9 ! HI/ORY ( MANK9D4 ,:AT DID ,LU!R DO1 ANO!R F\ND] ( RELIGION8 ,HE HAS EXCIT$ HIS FRI5DS1 ! ,LORDS1 TO ATTACK ! PEASANTS 0KILL !M ALL1 KILL !M1 HELL WILL RETURN SOON40 ,:AT DID ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* TRIUMPH OV]8 ,%E ORGANIZ$ AUTO DE FES4 ,IT WAS %E :O LIT ! PYRES1 :I* HELD ! NOBLE PEOPLE ( ,SPA9 = ?REE C5TURIES 9 T]ROR4 ,& REC5TLY :5 A FREE CITY1 GUILTY ( HAV+ MA9TA9$ ITS AUTONOMY1 WAS RECLAIM$ BY ITS OPPRESSORS1 HAVE WE NOT SE5 !M KILL ?\S&S1 M51 WOM51 *ILDR5 & USE GUNS TO QUICKLY 9CREASE ! PILES ( CORPSES4 ,& :OEV] PLAYS A P>T 9 ! MASSACRE1 PR\D ( !IR WORK1 DO !Y NOT CYNICALLY BRAD AB\T IT8 ,H]E WE CAN HE> !M4  

 7,! ,N>RATOR IS ALLUD+ TO ! REPRESSION ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE47  

,BUT IF ! /ATE IS FI]CE :5 IT ACTS TO AV5GE AN 9FR+EM5T ( ITS P[]1 IT PROVIDES LESS P[] 9 ! CONDEMNATION ( PRIVATE CRIMES1 & GRADUALLY IS A%AM$ TO APPLY ! DEA? P5ALTY4 ,GONE >E ! TIMES :]E ! EXECUTION]1 WE>+ R$1 /&S BEH9D ! K+3 HE IS NO LONG] ! SECOND FIGURE ( ! /ATE1 NO LONG] ! 0LIV+ MIRACLE0 LIKE ,JOSEPH DE ,MAI/RE2 HE HAS BECOME ! %AME ( SOCIETY & NOBODY KN[S HIS NAME ANY LONG]4 ,ONE CAN SEE M5 CUTT+ (F !IR H&S 9 ORD] TO SAVE !MSELVES FROM S]V+ AS AN EXECUTION]4 ,9 MANY C\NTRIES :]E ! DEA? P5ALTY /ILL EXI/S1 NO ONE IS BEHEAD$1 NO ONE IS HUNG1 !Y JU/ COLLECT ON ! 9SIDE ( PRISONS4 ,AGA91 9 MANY C\NTRIES1 ! DEA? P5ALTY IS ABOLI%$2 OV] A HUNDR$ YE>S ( ! BLOOD FROM ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 DECAPITAT$ NO LONG] POLLUTES ! SOIL ( ,TUSCANNY & ,SWITZ]L& :I* IS ONE ( ! NATIONS :O HAD ! HONOR ( BURN+ ! SCAFFOLD+4 ,& N[ %E IS A%AM$ TO RE/ORE IT6 ,%E HAS V]Y LITTLE CONC]N = H] GLORIES4 ,BE=E %E REE/ABLI%ES ! DEA? P5ALTY1 ?AT %E %[S ! C\NTRIES ) ! LA/ CRIME >E ?OSE :]E ! P5ALTY IS ! H>%E/4  

,OR IT IS PRECISELY ! OPPOSITE ?AT HAPP5S3 ! BLOOD IS ! BLOOD1 ?AT COV]S ! SCAFFOLD+ & ! PRISONS ?AT >E =M+ MURD]]S & ?IEVES4 ,\R C\RTS >E S*OOLS ( CRIME4 ,:AT IS MO/ VILE IS ?AT :I* PUBLIC PROSECUTORS USE = REPRESSION & W>D5S & POLICE TORTURE  

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,SO ! DEA? P5ALTY IS USELESS4 ,BUT IS IT JU/8  

,NO1 IT IS NOT JU/4 ,:5 AN 9DIVIDUAL SEEKS REV5GE ALONE1 HE CAN CONSID] HIS OPPON5TS AS BE+ RESPONSIBLE1 BUT SOCIETY AS A :OLE1 MU/ UND]/& ! BOND ( SOLID>ITY :I* B9DS TOGE!R ALL ITS MEMB]S1 VIRTU\S OR CRIM9AL1 & RECOGNIZE ?AT EA* CRIME HAS ITS %>E4 ,HAS ! *ILDHOOD ( CRIM9ALS BE5 TAK5 C>E (8 ,W]E !Y GIV5 A COMPLETE $UCATION8 ,HAS IT FACILITAT$ !IR LIVES PA?S8 ,W]E !Y GIV5 GOOD EXAMPLES EV]YDAY8 ,HAS IT 5SUR$ ?AT EV]YONE HAD A GOOD *ANCE TO REMA9 HONE/ OR TO REGA9 AFT] AN 9ITIAL FALL4 ,& IF ?AT IS NOT POSSIBLE1 CAN ! CRIM9AL NOT BE ACCUS$ ( 9JU/ICE8  

,! ECONOMI/ ,/U>T ,MILL1 AN HONE/ S*OL> ?AT HAS GIV5 A GOOD EXAMPLE TO ALL HIS COLLEAGUES1 COMP>ES ALL MEMB]S ( SOCIETY TO ! RID]S 9 :I* A ,CES> FIXES ! SAME GOAL4 ,ONE COMPETITOR IS Y\NG1 AGILE1 AL]T1 ANO!R IS OLD3 HE IS SICK1 LAME1 CRIPPL$4 ,IS IT FAIR TO CONDEMN ! LATT]3 TO MIS]Y1 SLAV]Y OR TO DEA? :I* ! =M] IS CR[N$ A W9N]4 ,& :AT DOES ANO!R *OOSE 9 SOCIETY8  ,SOME HAVE ! *ANCE ( HAPP9ESS1 $UCATION & P[]3 !Y >E DECL>$ VIRTU\S2 ! O!RS >E CONDEMN$ BY SOCIETY TO REMA9 9 !IR MIS]Y OR 9 !IR VISE3 IS IT ON !M ?AT SOCIAL CONDEMNATION MU/ FALL8  

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,BUT IT IS AGA9 ANO!R CAUSE TO DEF5D ! B\RGEOIS 9 PRON\NC+ ! DEA? P5ALTY4 ,!Y KILL !MSELVES & KILL MILLIONS4 ,/UDIES HAVE PROV$ ?AT HYGI5E1 HAS D\BL$ A LIFESPAN4 ,POV]TY %ORT5S ! LIFE ( ! POOR4 ,IT KILLS SOME 9 A FEW YE>S OR O!RS 9 A FEW MON?S4 ,IF Y\ HAVE ! PLEASURES ( LIFE1 LIKE ?AT ( \R PE]S 9 ,5GL&1 !Y LIVE PA/ SIXTY YE>S1 BUT >E S5T5C$ TO =C$ LABOR - :AT IS WORSE - TO NOT WORK1 DIE BE=E Y\R TIME1 LIVE A %ORT LIFE ) ! TORTURE ( DISEASE4 ,! *OICE IS EASY TO MAKE4 ,IT IS AB\T #h TO #a MILLION PEOPLE1 ?AT SOCIETY HAS EXT]M9AT$1 9 ,EUROPE ALONE1 NOT BY KILL+ !M ) RIFLES BUT BY REMOV+ !IR PLACES FROM ! BANQUET ( LIFE4 ,T5 YE>S AGO1 AN 5GLI% WORK]1 ,DUGGAN1 COMMITT$ SUICIDE ) HIS :OLE FAMILY4 ,A 9FAM\S J\RNAL1 ALWAYS BUSY EXTOLL+ ! VIRTUES ( K+S & ! P[]FUL HAD ! IMPUD5CE TO WELCOME ! SUICIDE4 0,GOOD RIDDANCE TO ! WORK]S :O KILL !MSELVES1 !Y RELIEVE US ( ! UNPLEASANT TASK ( DO+ IT \RSELVES04 ,?AT IS ! CYNICAL CONFESSION ( ALL ! WOR%IP]S ( ,GOD ,CAPITAL 

,IS ! REM$Y ( ALL !SE MASS MURD]S1 ! SAME AS ?AT ( MURD]S COMMITT$ 9DIVIDUALLY8 ,Y\ KN[ 9 ADVANCE :AT A SOCIALI/ W\LD PROPOSE4 ,COLLECTIVISM IS A COMPLETE SOCIAL *ANGE1 ! DIVISION ( L& BETWE5 ALL ?OSE :O WORK IT4 ,?US N>R[+ ! GULF ( HATR$ BETWE5 M51 ?AT POV]TY & ! PURSUIT ( WEAL?1 ! GREAT ADVIS] ( CRIMES1 WILL CEASE TO PIT PEOPLE AGA9/ EA* O!R1 & SOCIAL CONDEMNATION WILL F9ALLY RE/4 ,! LAW ( =CE PREVAILS 9 NATURE & IT IS TIME TO REPLACE JU/ICE1 :I* IS IDEAL = ANY MAN WOR?Y ( ! NAME4  

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,BUT 9 A TRANS=M$ SOCIETY1 IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT CRIMES WILL /ILL BE COMMITT$4 ,PSY*OLOGICALLY ! M9D ( A CRIM9AL WILL PRES5T ITSELF AGA94 ,:AT WILL WE DO !N8 ,WILL WE KILL ! CRIM9AL8 ,C]TA9LY NOT4 ,HE COMMITT$ ! CRIME 9 MADNESS1 WE C>E = HIM1 AS WE C>E = ?OSE ) O!R SICKNESSES1 WE GU>ANTEE !IR VIOL5CE4 ,:5 M5 BECOME CRIM9ALS ?R\< ! IMPETUOSITY ( TEMP]AM5T OR ! S5T ( BLOOD1 IT IS N[ POSSIBLE TO (F] !M REHABILITATION ?R\< H]OISM4  

,WE HAVE SE5 ?IS A HUNDR$ TIMES1 CRIM9ALS RUN 9TO FLAMES OR WAT] TO SAVE ! UNHAPPY & FEEL REBORN 9 ! E/EEM ( O!R M54 ,! CONVICTS ?AT ! T[N ( ,C>?AG5E FRE$1 ?AT ,FRANCE HAS RE5SLAV$1 %[$ SUBLIME H]OISM DUR+ !IR FEW MON?S ( FRE$OM4 ,*RI/IANITY SAID TO OBEY1 & ! PEOPLE HAVE BE5 DEGRAD$4 ,5RI* Y\RSELVES SAY ! B\RGEOIS TO !IR *ILDR51 & !Y SEEK TO 5RI* !MSELVES 9 ANYWAY1 EI!R ?R\< VIOLAT+ OR MORE SKILLFULLY TURN+ ! LAW4 ,BECOME ! H]OES SAY ! SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION>IES & B&ITS CAN EV5 RISE ?R\< H]OISM4  

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