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Originally Posted by highthief
I would think I am always doing society a favour. Yes, I may think about helping out my singular neighbour whose house is being robbed, but the larger picture is I can get a scumbag criminal off the streets and make my own little part of society and my neighbourhood better in doing so. I don't see a downside to that.
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Well, it's nice when things are that cut and dry, but not all criminals are actually scumbag criminals, some are just good people making honest mistakes, some have families who might be better off with a criminal for a parent than a convict for a parent. Life isn't like t.v., it's a lot messier.
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As to what people should consider serious, I think that any crime for which the prepetrator would receive jail time is serious. Ergo, smoking a joint, littering, or driving without a seatbelt aren't serious and probably the majority of people would go along with that.
Any form of theft or assault is serious.
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But you admit that your definition is completely arbitrary, right? In some states, stealing a candy bar could get you serious jail time, if it happens to be your third strike; do you call the cops on candy bar thieves? How can you even begin to try and claim absolute moral authority here?