Lumisal@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 days agoGolden Rule is flawedmessage-squaremessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down136file-text
arrow-up1-25arrow-down1message-squareGolden Rule is flawedLumisal@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square34linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBussyCat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days 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