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Where does the moral line lie then? what's difference that makes 'just following orders' suddenly not apply? In this specific case; where's the prosecutorial d
by grayhatter 6y ago
Where does the moral line lie then? what's difference that makes 'just following orders' suddenly not apply?
In this specific case; where's the prosecutorial discretion? If it's coming down from on high, why aren't their names in this article?
- lotsofpulp 6y agoWith the prosecutor. In a government, it starts with the politician. I don’t know why the article doesn’t state who is responsible for the rule making, but I’m always an advocate for more transparency. > what's difference that makes 'just following orders' suddenly not apply? I don’t know, but this situation isn’t it in my opinion. It can be fixed with a flick of a pen (or email) by a higher up.
- mumblemumble 6y ago> Where does the moral line lie then? I don't know that that's a useful question in this context. Bureaucracies function in intensely amoral ways. Even ones with a moral mission. You can embarrass the leadership with moral judgments, and that will steer things for at least as long as public scrutiny maintains its attention span. Internally, though, the rules look more like game theory, and the bureaucracy will naturally tend to reject anyone who doesn't want to play the game.