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By this logic, we could abolish legal system at all and rely on anonymous accusations and public opinion to do all the bidding, because you know, there are real
by kbart 9y ago
By this logic, we could abolish legal system at all and rely on anonymous accusations and public opinion to do all the bidding, because you know, there are real killers/rapers/thieves/robbers etc. out there and the accusation might be true.
- curun1r 9y agoOn the contrary, we're left with a social remedy to a problem specifically when we don't have laws that governing a specific behavior. Our morality is not limited to what we codify into law. You might even argue that the court of public opinion is the tip of the spear that helps us determine what should and shouldn't be covered by laws. And, by the way, we do rely on public opinion to do our bidding in the justice system. They're called juries.
- jpttsn 9y agoI hope that's not how the judge explains it to the jurors.