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Originally Posted by duck I never denied the sadness surrounding this case. Please forgive me if the impression was given. You must understand that I care very deeply for the welfare of children and that a sense of outrage in cases such as this, as it is very sadly not unique, takes me.  | Hi duck.. nice to see you again.
I don't believe there is anyone who has posted does not find it sad.
The thing that is bothering me is the moral high ground we as agnostics are taking on this.
Do you think punishing these people will deter others? A child dying, if that is not enough to deter me from stupidity ... I can't see anything else working either. Right and wrong are societal constructs and don't exist outside of that (type of) framework. So if society wishes to punish, fine. Just be careful what we wish for.
keep well ... you "should" post more often |
Each case is unique. Certain behaviors are criminal, and we should let this play out. Some cases are just stupidity. Some are criminal and the perpetrators should face consequences lest we forget that we are a society of law, and necessarily so.
I agree with you, after some reflection, on the high ground issue. That should be excused to some extent since because I believe it is the outrage speaking.