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So you seriously think that the only thing that prevents people killing each other is that there is a law against it? Morals work by adjusting to the expectati

So you seriously think that the only thing that prevents people killing each other is that there is a law against it? Morals work by adjusting to the expectations of your peers, laws simply codify the expectations and serve primarily to regulate which infractions can be punished.

Mirioron 8y ago
We're not talking about a general case situation though. We're talking about dealing with rather specific companies where a lot of money moves around. While laws against murder might not affect whether the general public kills one another, it probably does affect a business environment that is cut-throat.