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If your conception of law was true I could do the following: Steal stuff all the time. Sometimes I would get catched for whatever I was stealing. Proudly I wil
by xaedes 6y ago
If your conception of law was true I could do the following:
Steal stuff all the time. Sometimes I would get catched for whatever I was stealing. Proudly I will face all of the consequences: I just give back what I was stealing. All harm done is fixed.
I keep all the other stuff that I stole where I was not catched.
Why should I stop with that enterprise? The law certainly doesn't stop me.
Isn't that law way too gameable?
I think a system like this would only "work" if you catch _everything_ unlawful. You basically need a totalitarian police state dystopia for this.
I think the law should incentivize right behaviour and disincentivize wrong behaviour. Not just to fix harms done.
- ikeboy 6y agoIf you'd read some of my below comments, you'd notice I addressed this scenario. Fines should be adjusted for the probability of getting caught. Also, certain torts, like stealing, are considered criminal.