(November 5, 2012 at 9:34 am)Kirbmarc Wrote: If a person in a position of power abuses of his power, then yes, he should be judged, no matter how powerful he is.Judged by whom?
Quote:If a cop shoots a shoplifter, then he needs to be judged, because he used a highly disproportionate amount of force to stop a crime. If a judge sentences a burglar to death, he needs to judged, because the sentence is far too harsh for the crime. If a soldier shoots a civilian for no reason, he needs to be judged, because he hurt an innocent.Same question - judged by whom? Also, what if the cop/judge/soldier above complains that the judgment on him was unfair in some way?
Quote:Your god commited genocide. No matter how powerful he is, and no matter what "crime" he was trying to stop, he used an amount of violence disproportonate to anything. And he killed innocents. Why shouldn't we judge him?When I spray poison on an ant colony and wipe it out, from ants' perspective I've committed genocide. Doesn't bother me.
