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Originally Posted by archetypal fool
The sex offendor comited an act against a human...he raped someone. Furthormore, he chose to do so. He could've lived his life normally and been fine. What's his excuse? "You see, at the time, I was horney, and she was the only one around." ?
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Maybe he has a psychological compulsion (like many sex offenders who target underage individuals, which causes the high recidivism rate).
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The guy living with his dog against the rules of the complex is doing so because he choose to. What's his excuse? "I need my dog to live with me, or else I'll be unhappy." ?
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Possibly suffers from depression. Maybe had a companion animal suggested by a health care professional.
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The guy who sells drugs on the corner is as low as they come. He's choosing to sell drugs. What's his excuse for doing it? "Oh, well, yeah, I have every opportunity in this country to go to college, get a job, and become a great man, but I'd rather sell just sell some rocks." ?
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Yes, every opportunity coming from a broken home, with a mother who works 3 jobs, and an environment where showing any interest in books is enough to get you bullied or robbed (at the minimum).
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The Mexican you see walking down the street choose to come here. What's his excuse for doing so? "There are no jobs or food in my country to raise my family, so I came here, where there is food and the opportunity for my children to have a future."
I'm sorry, but these cases don't match up at all.
Oh, and I didn't mean to say that "You can't..." because we're all entitled to our opinions. That's just mines, since I wouldn't just consider someone less than me unless they do something which would truly call for it. Bad choice of words on my part...
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The only reason the cases don't match is because you choose not to see them as matching. Because you sympathize with the Mexican, you see his problem as somehow greater, and justify his crime more. But many drug sellers come from environments not much different from what would be faced in a Mexican slum. And the first two cases could easily be caused by psychological problems that an individual would have no conscious control of.
And even with your hypothetical case of the Mexican, you don't explain why the individual who chooses to commit the crime and enter illegally should gain the benefits of his crime over someone who has respect for the country he wants to live and fights through the burdensome process of legal immigration.