tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152584185487706890.post8146590719097626640..comments2024-03-13T03:17:56.423-07:00Comments on Full Marriage Equality: Life Sentence in Nevada CaseFull Marriage Equalityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03029782688617414753noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152584185487706890.post-30521718471491157832013-06-28T22:25:58.213-07:002013-06-28T22:25:58.213-07:00Yes, I agree Keith - thanks for your thoughtful re...Yes, I agree Keith - thanks for your thoughtful reply. Absolutely, society has a duty to protect itself, but hopefully an understanding of the limits of moral culpability would increase compassion & empathy & inspire greater investigation into the root causes of criminal acts & behaviour... <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152584185487706890.post-32446672960965776442013-06-28T22:03:15.906-07:002013-06-28T22:03:15.906-07:00Thanks for your comments. I understand where you a...Thanks for your comments. I understand where you are coming from. Such philosophy is something I'm not discussing, but I welcome such comments of a philosophical nature. I just wanted to say that regardless of why, predators should be locked up, lovers should not.Full Marriage Equalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029782688617414753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152584185487706890.post-45794608421228602862013-06-28T12:40:45.223-07:002013-06-28T12:40:45.223-07:00I support the idea of nullification of unjust laws...I support the idea of nullification of unjust laws in jury trials, but the political advocacy demonstrated here toward Free Marriage Equality seems by far the best route toward reforming such laws, though it is surely a very long road to justice in either case.<br /><br />Furthermore, SCOTUS has called free will a “universal and persistent foundation for our system of law distinct from a deterministic view of human conduct that is inconsistent with the underlying precepts of our criminal justice system.” <br /><br />Yet a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that entire presumption of free will is wrong...<br /><br />That matter remains scientifically undecided but is strongly suggestive at this point that people ultimately have little moral culpability for their actions. The idea that free will is an illusion is absolutely contrary to the very basis & historical precedents of western jurisprudence, but nontheless the evidence is compelling & potentially true.<br /><br />Such introspection only underlines the inherent biases & abuses of our justice system & especially its treatment of individuals prosecuted for victim-less crimes, who are publicly condemned, forever labeled as immoral & treated with extreme punishments that needlessly amount to utter ruination & cruelty. <br /><br />That's the system we have, as evidenced by this case & the many others that have been conscientiously noted on this site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152584185487706890.post-41296880831009102002013-06-28T12:01:28.859-07:002013-06-28T12:01:28.859-07:00Is this a travesty? A waste of taxpayer resources?...Is this a travesty? A waste of taxpayer resources? The needless destruction of several lives? <br /><br />YES! The facts presented indicate this to be another extreme travesty of justice that amounts to criminality itself.<br /><br />Unfortunately, defense attorney's are prohibited from addressing nullification in such cases (*with the exception of New Hampshire): http://www.policymic.com/articles/10603/jury-nullification-in-new-hampshire-becomes-reality<br /><br />The judicial system in the US is broken. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com