Re: OT:Thanksgiving

In article <kbV3j.20542$K27.2236@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Judson McClendon <judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[snip]

How anyone could commit such unthinkable crimes is beyond me,
and either crime warrants capital punishment, if anything does. But, what
difference does it make *why* someone did such a thing? Would it be somehow
"less bad" if it was done for money or jealousy, rather than bigotry?

Mr McClendon, the intention behind an act has long been a consideration
under Anglo-Saxon law.

Person A puts a bullet through the brain of Person B.

Now... consider the circumstances of self-defense, unintentional
manslaughter, crime of passion and premeditated murder. Each of those
circumstances can present a different 'why' for the same act and each of
those circumstances creates a different attitude towards the act and
social response to the act.

DD

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