"Scotty" wrote in message ...
but it was a toy gun (frogging), not a real one (forging).


Newsgroup headers can be examined at one's leisure and do not kill.
One can determine a froggery vs. a forgery at one's leisure with no danger
to life and limb.

People pointing toy guns do not kill but people pointing real guns can and do.
A police officer doesn't have time to think about it, he must act.

Your analogy is flawed.