That’s still not a point at all, just like saying “maybe political change would be good”. Like, of course there are incidents where common sense morality and legal practice don’t match, that’s where lawmakers should step in and change something.
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Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 7 months agoI think the broader point is that, if crime is a social construct, it’s not natural and unchanging, we can redefine what crime is.
deikoepfiges_dreirad@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Yes, and the point of this is to remind people that’s an option. A lot of people get stuck in “life is how it is” and change seems impossible. It’s important to be reminded sometimes that it’s not.
foofy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Did anyone think we couldn’t? We regularly elect people to do that job.
Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Yeah, actually. A lot of people have a “well, what can you do” attitude about our lots in life.
Jtotheb@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yes, and it’s silly to act like you don’t know of people who care a lot about following the law, thank cops for protecting us, look down on migrants for not doing it the right way, condemn people who steal to make ends meet because theft is a crime, yet don’t care much about the policies that leave our fellow humans on the street to fend for themselves that are immoral, but not criminal.