Lumisal@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoGolden Rule is flawedmessage-squaremessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up111file-text
arrow-up111message-squareGolden Rule is flawedLumisal@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square35linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBussyCat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYou can still punish people without an eye for an eye. If a person loses control of their car and kills a pedestrian, an eye for an eye would mean the perpetrator would be killed. A just legal system would put them in jail, make them pay financial restitution, and suspend their license. Our actual legal system gives them a slap on the wrist and says don’t do that again
You can still punish people without an eye for an eye.
If a person loses control of their car and kills a pedestrian, an eye for an eye would mean the perpetrator would be killed.
A just legal system would put them in jail, make them pay financial restitution, and suspend their license.
Our actual legal system gives them a slap on the wrist and says don’t do that again