How exactly did I justify anything? Perhaps you missed the subject of my post.
Sareitha Sedai Send a noteboard - 22/06/2010 02:28:21 PM
The man has a right to save his wife's life as long as he hurt no one else, which he didn't.
You believe the ends justify the means. I get that. I made no comment about what punishment the man should face, or whether he should face any. I pointed out that there were other (perfectly legal) ways of accomplishing the same ends that he could and should have chosen.
Saying something "is the law" doesn't justify it.
Nor does saying "nothing bad came of it".
Justice, whatever that may be, certainly takes into account circumstances. It simply isn't fair to do otherwise. The man has a right to save his wife's life as long as he hurt no one else, which he didn't. Giving him ANY punishment would be unjust. The purpose of having law enforcement that is human and not robotic/automated is that humans, well most of them, have an inherent sense of justice willing to allow exceptions in drastic situations, which this was. That and we don't have the technology to do that, but my point remains.
Yes, "justice" does take into account circumstances. But you'll note that my response did not address justice at all. I stated that it was a fact that the man broke the law, which is true. The law doesn't say that it's okay to treat stoplights as stop signs if you think you've made sure nobody's coming. The law also doesn't say that it's okay to evade the police if you have mitigating circumstances. There are allowances made for providing a defense to both of these charges, which again, come into play in deciding whether there will be consequences and to what extent. But that the law has been broken is indisputable.
If you are from Betelgeuse, please have one of your Earth friends read what I've written before you respond. Or try concentrating harder.
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Police Officer stops man from entering ER while wife is having stroke
- 20/06/2010 10:08:49 PM
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So?
- 20/06/2010 11:53:33 PM
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Carrying a woman into the ER doesn't really scream "made up excuse"
- 21/06/2010 12:24:30 AM
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This story betrays a simple fact: police officers often abuse their "power".
- 21/06/2010 02:23:25 AM
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Re: This story betrays a simple fact: police officers often abuse their "power".
- 21/06/2010 04:22:31 AM
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unfortunately the law is on the officer's side, no matter whether he acted correctly
- 21/06/2010 07:09:13 AM
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well this is,really, a drastically different situation
- 21/06/2010 08:11:39 AM
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the point is, the officer is not required to show compassion, only enforce the law
- 21/06/2010 11:53:51 PM
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no. a officer is NOT only required to hold up the law.
- 22/06/2010 12:28:05 AM
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Re: unfortunately the law is on the officer's side, no matter whether he acted correctly
- 21/06/2010 02:27:59 PM
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I am sorryt but your brother-in-law didn't have the right to endanger others
- 21/06/2010 07:20:20 PM
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nobody has that right but there should be some leeway considering the circumstances *NM*
- 22/06/2010 01:31:00 AM
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At the very least the officer should have let medical personnel take the woman in for treatment
- 21/06/2010 02:56:30 PM
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"The fact is that the man broke the law" is nonsense. That's what judgment is for.
- 21/06/2010 05:30:26 PM
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But you can get pulled over for going 1 mile over.
- 21/06/2010 05:59:51 PM
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Yes, you CAN, but any cop who did is a pathetic waste, who doesn't deserve the badge *NM*
- 22/06/2010 07:06:19 AM
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But then he's have to use a cell phone while driving! Another crime! *NM*
- 22/06/2010 02:41:51 AM
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This is ridiculous
- 22/06/2010 03:18:03 AM
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How exactly did I justify anything? Perhaps you missed the subject of my post.
- 22/06/2010 02:28:21 PM
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I'm saying the fact that the law was broken is totally irrelevent,
- 23/06/2010 02:15:56 AM
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It is sad when idiocy and a lack of judgment becomes codified into law backed with enforcement power
- 21/06/2010 09:56:32 PM
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The cop should be fired and fined
- 23/06/2010 03:40:32 PM
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