Was Robin Hood a good guy?

[Ankesh]

Thanks all.

To fully understand Property Rights we first need to grasp certain definitions.

Property: What is earned, made, created, bought, inherited, given, trade for and already owned, all without coercion.

Infringe: Take, damage and/or control the use of, without uncoerced permission.

With these two definitions we now have Property Rights as...

What I earn, make, create, buy, inherit, am given, trade for and already own, all without coercion, is My property and no person shall infringe upon it.

A Violation of an individual's Property Rights is Wrong.

- Michael Ross

I've got to say - over the years - Michael Ross has got into my head

You have to protect property rights at all costs. Thus stealing is bad no matter what the reasons for it are.

The kicker that helps: You never know what the results of your deeds will be.

One may think that he is saving a 1000 people by stealing from people who won't miss it. But what if - out of those 1000 - Hitler arises?

Because you never know the end result, its necessary to have a fixed set of rules that should be followed all the time. And the fairest rules are based on "Protecting Property Rights."

Disclosure: I'm guilty of not following the rules all the time too...