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It's a disservice to the poor to allow them to become unfairly entrenched in the legal system. No one is ignoring crimes wholesale. This argument is about which
by kakarot 8y ago
It's a disservice to the poor to allow them to become unfairly entrenched in the legal system. No one is ignoring crimes wholesale. This argument is about which of these "crimes" are legitimate and which aren't.
- RobertRoberts 8y agoMy mother's family was so poor that they ran out of beans to feed 7 kids one winter. They never stole, hurt anyone or broke any laws.
- kakarot 8y agoThat's great for her, but that doesn't define the moral boundary.
- RobertRoberts 8y agoSociety decides the moral boundry, and currently stealing is immoral.
- kakarot 8y agoNo. It's all about context. Thinking in such absolutes is a sign of low intelligence and empathy.
- RobertRoberts 8y agoThen clarify your context, what crime is appropriate for homeless people and the poor to be arrested for? I say it's the laws that currently exist, what do you say?
- kakarot 8y agoWhat kind of question is that? It doesn't even make sense and I don't know what kind of answer you expect. Why do you continue to derail this conversation so hard?
- RobertRoberts 8y agoI was discussing this point: >"It's discriminatory [law] against the poor, not the homeless" I think it's fair to express how my experience is evidence that this is not a universal truth and there is room to challenge it. Threads naturally change topics as they grow.