i agree that regardless of "law" people are gonna do what they're gonna do. Lets take perhaps the worst possible offense....you decide to take someone's life just because you want to know what it feels like to do so. Okay, you just broke a law. Maybe you liked doing what you did. Maybe you didn't like it. Regardless of whether you're going to be a repeat offender is asides from the point. You were really careful not to get caught. And you don't. Or maybe you do. Fact is the law didn't protect that person you killed from being killed. Unless you were a well known criminal, the law governing bodies would be the least likely to even pay you any mind. Regardless the outcome - caught, not caught, repeat offender, never did it again - the fact remains the law could NOT protect that person you killed. Why would they even be concerned about a middle aged woman in a small town that works as a waitress?
there are some instances the law can protect you though. Say there were burglaries in your area, now a cop watches your house constantly. Obviously not gonna get robbed but only bevause someone else has to get robbed first for you to have protection
interesting debate. Resteeming
:) Thanks for discussing this. I feel like on the second point, it's more of the same though. Nothing is stopping that cop from taking a bribe or intervening on your behalf except their own morals and convictions. There's plenty of cops out there that would be just as likely to be the one breaking into your house and shooting you and claiming they thought you were the intruder. Probably get away with it too in many places. It's sad honestly, but if we spent as much time and money on teaching people about self awareness and morality as we do enslaving people, I think we'd be in a much different world. One where this whole post never even needed to happen. The worst thing about all of it is that people are just now really gaining any kind of awareness of how corrupt our political system really is and I still half way feel like that's being allowed as justification to "clamp down" on more freedom. If only the "good guys" were always "good guys" and the "bad guys" were always "bad guys" the world would be a much simpler place, but we're just all so complicated.
Our political and judicial system is absolutely horrible. Double standards left and right. Yeah you make a fair point about my second point. Could go any myriad of ways. Crooked law enforcement everywhere
Discussing it and raising awareness causes change :) @son-of-satire is getting a deep diver debate team together and I had recommended you. Sign up on his post if you want to join in, it's still in the "formulation" stages.
Cool. Sounds fun. Let me head on over and check that out. Thanks! !
@clayboyn i don't think i see it
I think i found the post you're talking about. Tagged u in the comment