“Agreed but think about this for a
minute. Is it really illegal to take   
someone, if they want to go with you? I
really don’t see the illegal intent    
here.”                                 
     “We’re stealing shit from the gov-
ernment, babe, I don’t think they’ll   
care about intent,” Beth said, and then
added, “but you still make a good      
point. Got anything else to back it    
up?”                                   
     I smiled because debating legal   
arguments with Beth was the only time I
ever won consistently with her.        
     “Let’s flip that whole legal      
theory around and instead of asking if 
we have the right, let’s ask if the    
government has the right to hold a     
person against their will, especially  
if they don’t have a good reason?      
*      “If the Cat can really talk, then   
in my opinion, that also makes her a   
person, and that gives her the same    
rights afforded all Americans, includ- 
ing the right to due process before    
being incarcerated.                    
     “Throw in all the Good Samaritan  
laws, and because she’s in danger, not 
only do we have the right, but we also 
have the legal obligation to rescue    
her. It also gives us the right to do  
this secretly and not tell the govern- 
ment, because they’re the ones trying  
to hurt her.”                          
     “I'm sure the guys at Gitmo will  
be glad to hear that,” Beth said with a
smile, but then nodded her head        
thoughtfully, “I have to agree with    
most of your logic, and I think you’ll 
make a great lawyer too, babe, but that
still doesn’t mean we should do the    
second one, just because morality’s    
with us on this one,” she added.       



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