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gcomeau

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3. I'm assuming something inspired that seemingly random comment?
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 10:34 PM
Jul 2014

But, no, generally you draw distinctions between wrong things and illegal things. A thing can be one, both, or neither. But you don't declare something one because it's the other. In either direction. Not unless you're doing it wrong.

Or in short, you shouldn't legislate morality, and laws aren't morals. there are plenty of wrong things you don't make illegal, and plenty of illegal things it's pretty hard to argue are wrong.


Rape is wrong because it is in violation of basic ethical and moral principles pretty much everyone agrees on.


Rape is illegal because society has a vested interest in seeing to the safety and well being of it's citizenry and deterring or locking up those who prey on it's members.

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Rape isn't wrong because it's illegal... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2014 OP
WTF Phlem Jul 2014 #1
Well, we certainly don't want it legal. Ilsa Jul 2014 #2
I wonder if the Roman Catholic Church ever visit's DU? Phlem Jul 2014 #4
Behind bars for life. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2014 #7
Who cares? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2014 #6
"We all have a responsibility to improve the law" Phlem Jul 2014 #8
I hear you too discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2014 #9
I'm assuming something inspired that seemingly random comment? gcomeau Jul 2014 #3
Inspiration discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2014 #10
Ok... gcomeau Jul 2014 #11
I was being overly specific I suppose discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2014 #12
+1 In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #5
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