(May 30, 2010 at 7:24 am)bozo Wrote: Saerules, regarding " shared responsibility " as a defence in court, Dotard did indeed deny it was what he was inferring.
Indeedy
Quote:Now, addressing your 2 crimes, I don't see how shared responsibility could be argued in either case. Neither victim appears to be in any way responsible for the crime.
Shared responsibility is more than a 2 way street... it is a great mixing bowl of ingredients mixed just so to make the soup.
Quote:Also, playing devil's advocate in the first example, the man could easily beg for enough money to buy a few apples, couldn't he? ( but if it were me I'd rob! )
Not necessarily... beggars have a very hard time usually (to my knowledge, of course). Perhaps he feels that the only way to help his family is to save what money he can make doing what work he can do... and the only way to not spend that money on food is to steal the food. Any way you look at it... it's a bad situation you are in when you are stealing food to survive...
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
