• ArxCyberwolf@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    Children can’t do that if you’re a responsible parent that keeps an eye on what their child is doing. Y’know, the bare minimum of parenting.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      if you’re a responsible parent that keeps an eye on what their child is doing.

      Unfortunately you can’t run a society based on how people should behave. That’s the entire reason we have a legal system and the means to implement safeguards for our population.

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          8 months ago

          So why do locks exist, if society runs on how people should behave? Why do we have a court system, if we assume no crimes will ever be committed? Why do we have laws?

          • JustZ@lemmy.world
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            8 months ago

            That’s why we have them friend, because it couldn’t. The system is based on punishing antisocial behavior.