(July 17, 2022 at 7:40 am)tackattack Wrote: That’s a fair point. Then allow me to rephrase. To what degree should sympathy affect the law? For me the law is almost binary; you did it or you didn’t do it. I understand the why a person does something might affect sentencing, but I’m trying to get my head around the justifiableness of a crime.
Allow me to assist you.
Stealing is a crime (I think we can agree on that), but stealing food to feed a starving child seems much more justifiable than stealing your neighbour’s laptop because it’s really cool and you want it.
Given the choice between mercy and justice, I’ll take mercy every time - giving and receiving.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
