http://sewardcitynews.com/2009/03/07/when-the-law-trumps-common-sense/ Read it, Write it Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:12:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://sewardcitynews.com/2009/03/07/when-the-law-trumps-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-29120 Walter Corrigan Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:49:40 +0000 http://sewardcitynews.com/?p=3561#comment-29120 In actuality, the man was charged with the crime he committed. He had the choice to a) buy beer for the young person (illegal); b) refuse to buy beer for the young person (moral choice); c) take the money from the young person and not give him/her anything for it (theft). The bottom line is that the man arrested chose to commit a crime, regardless of whether that crime was against an individual who was planning to do something illegal himself or not. Theft is morally wrong AND it is illegal. We may not use illegal means to stop illegal actions. We may not use immoral means to achieve a moral good. In actuality, the man was charged with the crime he committed. He had the choice to a) buy beer for the young person (illegal); b) refuse to buy beer for the young person (moral choice); c) take the money from the young person and not give him/her anything for it (theft). The bottom line is that the man arrested chose to commit a crime, regardless of whether that crime was against an individual who was planning to do something illegal himself or not. Theft is morally wrong AND it is illegal. We may not use illegal means to stop illegal actions. We may not use immoral means to achieve a moral good.

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