2009/8/25 Don Johnson <[email protected]>

>
> In U.S. law, we look at intent.


As we do in Britain; there's no difference.



>
> By your logic we should show compassion to a pair of murderers because
> they are, lets say, orphans.  Never mind they are orphans because they
> murdered their parents for the inheritance.  It would be hypocritical
> of me to concern myself with HOW they became orphans, yes?  The poor
> dears deserve our sympathy.


And, yet, that doesn't happen. Judges are required to use jurisprudence, and
I believe it works well.

Ian

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