5 ms·
Governments make unjust laws sometimes. When they seek to remedy the negative effects of those laws, that should be applauded as a good thing.
by bgun 4y ago
Governments make unjust laws sometimes. When they seek to remedy the negative effects of those laws, that should be applauded as a good thing.
- nxm 4y agoWhat made them unjust? They were made by elected officials at the time.
- eat_veggies 4y agoyour second sentence seems entirely unrelated to your first
- tuatoru 4y agoGP would seem to be approaching justice from a deontological point of view. As opposed to conseqentialism, in this view, if the laws are made in accordance with agreed and lawful procedure, they are just. Most people skew towards consequentialism, but not all. 1. https://pediaa.com/what-is-the-difference-between-deontology-and-consequentialism/ https://pediaa.com/what-is-the-difference-between-deontology...
- tjs8rj 4y agoThe problem is that this way of thinking concludes with “everyone is evil in the long run”.
- ninjanomnom 4y agoOr that morality isn't absolute. Society's perception of morality shifts over time which is a part of what drives the changing of laws. If you accept this though then that means a shifting of agreed upon morality is a part of the system and what is normal today may be distasteful tomorrow and despicable in a decade. This isn't exclusive to laws though anyhow. If you believe morality can be better tomorrow than today then you have to accept either being immoral today or only relatively moral to your own time.
- whimsicalism 4y agoThat's not what deontology implies at all. You conflating normative rules with legal constructs.
- bobbylarrybobby 4y agoJim Crow laws were also made by elected officials at the time
- ProjectArcturis 4y agoThe punishment was grossly disproportionate to the crime, and the laws were enforced selectively against poor and minorities.
- yunohn 4y agoBy this logic, there are no unjust laws ever? They’re all perfect because they were made by elected officials - who are obviously never corrupt or selfish, or lobbied by others? In fact, why do we even change laws? We must aim to only make new non-overlapping laws preserving the integrity of our previous ones.
- systemvoltage 4y agoIndividually, if I move to NYC from some other place, I didn't participate in the historical lawmaking. Yet, I am punished for it. I despise any Government favors for "correcting the past". It puts people who have nothing to do with it, in a disadvantaged position. Unfortunately, this is all too common in progressive cities and largely, the whole progressive agenda with rife with absurdities of this sorts. Collectivist sacrifice over individualism. Unequal treatment of citizens is how you cause instability in the society.