RE: What makes a person bad?
December 2, 2014 at 2:21 am
(This post was last modified: December 2, 2014 at 2:27 am by Losty.)
(December 2, 2014 at 2:12 am)psychoslice Wrote: We ourselves make the person bad or good, there is no such thing as good or bad, its what works for the society, and ourselves that we measure good and bad.
I think society labels people as bad when they threaten the stability of that society. For example, if a person murders people that would be bad for the community as a whole. So socially speaking that person is bad. But...does that really mean anything beyond them being a threat to their community? Do you think people who rape and murder deserve the same compassion as the sweet old lady who lives next door?
(December 2, 2014 at 2:19 am)Exian Wrote: I feel the same way you do, Losty. There is always an uncontrollable circumstance at hand, and those circumstances prevent me from truly hating anyone. Nevertheless, I still have gut reactions that I can't seem to help at first. And I feel punishment of some kind is in order.
Even though you believe people are good and only do bad things, do you think they should be punished in some way?
I'm not really sure I am in a position to be punishing anyone or saying anyone deserves to be punished since I am not perfect myself. I think the world would be a much better place if we tried to help these people instead of trying to hurt them. That being said when someone is a danger to others I do believe they should be detained until they are deemed safe.
Also, I have this thing I say to my children. "I am not punishing you. This is a known consequence of your actions", so things like jail time, community service, etc. etc. are acceptable. But...it doesn't mean they're bad people. It probably is more likely to mean they really need some help.
