THBBBTTHHHH!!!! :-p So many semantics. If it affects the thought process about determination of punishment, it affects verdict.
I was right, does affect it. ^_^ *skips away* On 30 October 2014 15:00, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I actually read this as "people are selfish and self-focused", which is no > surprise. > > THE victim of the immediate crime wants to be made whole, over any > considerations of punishment or "protecting the next guy". > Non-involved parties are more interested in "protecting the next guy", and > punishment to prevent further crime, than making the victim whole. > > Both are completely self-focused. > > But in neither case does it say anything about the ability of either group > to use rules and the law to RENDER a verdict, just that their perspectives > differ on punishment/outcome once a verdict is reached. > > Which in the justice system is SELDOM left to a jury, for this very reason. > > (cases of capitol punishment are a different kettle of fish, in that a > prosecutor decides to charge it, and the jury decides if the crime meets > the criteria) > > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > But, not necessarily in the way you presented it. > > > > "more likely to punish wrongdoing as a third party to a nonviolent > offense > > than when [they're] victimized by it." > > > > First..it talks about 'non-violent' crimes. Second, this goes against > what > > you had argued. > > > > If I recall, your stance was that a woman who was gang raped > > would/should/could not be part of a jury in a rape case. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:372848 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
