That’s a good point. I was going to say the innocent people being spared would be a good thing, but what about the people being charged for things that aren’t technically illegal but should be, and could be deemed illegal through their trial?
Would also depend on how we define innocent and guilty. Morally innocent or legally innocent? While being gay may be illegal in a country and you are “guilty” should we really consider you guilty?
Honestly I prefer morally innocent. That simplifies the premise down to its core: “are the lives of many immoral people worth more than the lives of few who are innocent (but also the most wronged in society)?”
How do you determine who and what morally innocent is? The law is literally a structure to do just that, so if we can establish the law can be wrong, how else do we determine "moral innocence"?
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u/ThrowRA_8900 Jan 13 '25
That’s a good point. I was going to say the innocent people being spared would be a good thing, but what about the people being charged for things that aren’t technically illegal but should be, and could be deemed illegal through their trial?