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Originally Posted by Strummer521
Let's just all agree that certain things (rape, murder, bubble gum flavored children's Tylenol) are just really bad and it's not really necessary to compare them. At least not on such a grand scale. Obviously the courts need to do so to administer punishments, but the degrees to which these things are to be weighed is an issue too complex and obscure for us to consider in our daily lives. As long as we understand that it's bad...we're all set.
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Nope, I'm not agreeing to this statement. Understanding the legal system and why it works the way it does is a very important part of the political climate, and thus understanding it should be important to all of us. Knowing how to gauge just and fair, and understanding your rights and the rights of everyone around and why those rights belong to said people is important. Just agreeing to something being bad doesn't really prove that it is bad. The standard on which things should be judged should be known by the general populace or the legal system can become very corrupt very quick.