tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395646.post4603033169017927455..comments2024-03-06T19:21:15.708-05:00Comments on RealChoice: Innocence is no excuse in the Nanny StateChristina Duniganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04785550737493692252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395646.post-88640417469547792312009-11-25T18:28:23.770-05:002009-11-25T18:28:23.770-05:00This is an obvious example of a system set up to p...This is an obvious example of a system set up to punish people who try to defend themselves or someone else without being part of the government. We have judges and juries for this very reason, to apply common sense to the law on a case by case basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395646.post-14763950666941264382009-11-13T21:49:02.643-05:002009-11-13T21:49:02.643-05:00Wow, that's terrible. There's really no e...Wow, that's terrible. There's really no excuse for punishing someone for trying to do the right thing.army_wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769443501122541176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395646.post-66749732765807432972009-11-13T21:34:27.626-05:002009-11-13T21:34:27.626-05:00I agree with you on the "three strikes" ...I agree with you on the "three strikes" law. Yeah, on the surface it seems like a good idea, but it results in nonsensical and really unjust sentences. But then, our entire system is screwy. How much time you serve doesn't seem to be often related to how much of a danger you are to society or how much damage your crime did.Christina Duniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785550737493692252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395646.post-75924812325646017072009-11-13T04:43:41.490-05:002009-11-13T04:43:41.490-05:00This is why mandatory-minimum sentences, typified ...This is why mandatory-minimum sentences, typified by California's crazy "Three-Strikes" law, are such a terrible idea. In this case there seems to be a whole class of "strict liability" laws--where your intention has absolutely nothing to do with whether you're guilty.OperationCounterstrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877707857942926743noreply@blogger.com