On Wednesday, August 13, 2003, at 08:22 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
How would making our (I presume you mean the U.S.?) society "more just" stop a would-be rapist from ever committing his first rape? Or a pedophile from molesting his first young victim? Or an already well-paid company official from embezzling funds from his company or profiting by manipulating the market (think Enron or Wordcom, frex.)?
On the flip side, why are there so many people in our present ("unjust"? "insufficiently just"?) society who live in poverty or near-poverty who would never dream of stealing, dealing drugs, or engaging in some other criminal activity in order to improve their situation?
Gotta love the honest poor! Helps if they are clean too...
Since I know many people who are struggling to make ends meet and haven't turned to crime, your point is . . . ?
-- Ronn! :)
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