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I give you permission to hit me,
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or at least to try to hit me,
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in exchange for your giving me permission to hit you,
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or at least to try to hit you.
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And it's the presence of that consent
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that makes it permissible for you to harm me,
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assuming that you're a better boxer than I am,
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which I'm confident would have to be the case.
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So, consent makes it legitimate
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to harm people,
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even though in the absence of consent it wouldn't be legitimate.
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All right, if that's right, then