Posted by
Burorambo on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:43:37 AM
There was a time we worked hard "within the system" to right social wrongs. Now we just ignore laws we don't like. Isn't that anarchy? It is certainly not the Rule of Law. Every time we let someone off because it is the compassionate thing to do, or because they are famous, or because they didn't have a good family growing up, or because they are black or Hispanic or old or young or smart or stupid, we make it just that much harder to apply the law fairly and consistently the next time. Eventually we will forget how to do it at all. And then, along with letting people off who should not be, we will be not letting people off who should be. And THAT is really scary.