Libertarian debate: Did North Korea have the right to test their missile over Japan?

[Gottasay]

Pose the question on a micro scale: should certified lunatics be allowed to have weapons if they already have a record of harming innocent people?

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by Gottasay

Pose the question on a micro scale: should certified lunatics be allowed to have weapons if they already have a record of harming innocent people?

No, which is why the Bushes should have been imprisoned years ago. That goes for Billy Clinton too.

[Majordomo]

Originally Posted by mcmastersteve

Food for libertarian thought and I thought I would ask fellow libertarians what your take is?

In regards to libertarian principles, is North Korea within its rights to launch a missile over Japan?

In short we all know what happened, North Korea launched the missile and it flew over Japan, without any damages to Japanese property.

A common libertarian theme regarding airspace rights above your property extends only up to what you use, for example any structures like houses and windmills, even antennae.
However this same logical application, gives permission to use the North Korea missile for Zsu-23 target practice shooting, if the Japanese so desire.

However this can be debated in many different directions, what do you think?

I think they have every right to launch an ICBM but they entered Japanese Airspace without permission. The Japanese government should have took it out. Kim did not need to shoot into Japanese Airspace to launch the missle but he did it anyway. North Korea was sending a message to Japan and the world. Japan should have sent their own message.

[LibertyandJusticeforAll]

N Korea had every right to test. But Japan had everyright once it entered their airspace to blow it up or protect itself. If N. Korea wanted to have a successful and and non threating test it would have contacted Japan and worked with them on the test and had Japan blow it up if it became a failed test or something went wrong.

[fatchance2005]

Originally Posted by Gottasay

Pose the question on a micro scale: should certified lunatics be allowed to have weapons if they already have a record of harming innocent people?

I thought the Second Amendment guarantees them that right?

[New Order]

Russian should test a missile over the USA.