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No. Under that pretense we could justify or at least unjustly minimize the significance of pretty much any atrocity. To piggyback an easy example off current af
by mixedCase 5y ago
No. Under that pretense we could justify or at least unjustly minimize the significance of pretty much any atrocity. To piggyback an easy example off current affairs: "Russia can invade Ukraine because under their beliefs they're just one unified people who have been unjustly separated by western influences".
There are beliefs who inflict evil upon this world and they must be socially condemned as such, and any crimes committed in the name of such beliefs should be punished with the full weight of the law.
I would also personally argue that if the belief pertains to a cult, religion or similar group that encourages sharing the belief that lead to the crime, an additional penalty for criminal incitement should also apply; for any legislation where incitement is a thing that is.
- Jcowell 5y agoWhere is OP asking to justify or unjustify anything? Again the only thing they recommend is to at least understand. Not empathize, not sympathize, nor moralize. But understand. As programmers (and fields adjacent) it’s seems foolish to react to something before we even understand it.