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Should we also make it illegal to get mugged? Make it a crime to be murdered? Making the payment of ransom illegal just means you never hear about ransoms agai

• bluGill 4y ago
  In general you are allowed to do something illegal if your life is in danger. That is if I'm kidnapped I'm allowed to pay what is otherwise a bribe to go free. So we should make getting mugged illegal, so long as the law is clear that the illegal part only applies if you have a reasonable way to get away from the mugging without paying. I'm not sure how you can be mugged and yet have a reasonable way to get away without paying, I leave that question to the reader.
  • bena 4y ago
    You don't turn victims of crimes into criminals as well. This shouldn't need to be said.
  • tshaddox 4y ago
    > I'm not sure how you can be mugged and yet have a reasonable way to get away without paying, I leave that question to the reader. What if you're skilled in hand to hand combat? Or what if you're familiar enough with firearms to notice the mugger's weapon looks fake? Would you then be legally required to attempt to fight back? Would a judge need to estimate your probability of dying, and if it was under some threshold you would be punished for not attempting to fight?
    • yesco 4y ago
      While ridiculous, I bet it would probably result in less muggings...