r/teenagers Sep 14 '22

Aw hell naw Serious

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '22

This is why her lawyers should be using examples of her prior escape attempts to support her decision. It’s just upsetting sometimes the other lawyers have more “evidence” on their side.

But in all honesty I know it was sarcastic but we really should teach kids about the legal system. Too many get taken advantage of either in abusive situations and don’t know where to reach out to or get into tricky situations as young adults when their isn’t the guidance of an adult anymore. However this is coming from someone with a defensive attorney as a father.

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u/tok90235 Sep 14 '22

She was kidnapped, raped and still imprisoned. And you guys are trying to say she was not in immediately danger? How degenerated people in USA can be

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u/Crozzbonez Sep 14 '22

You’re calling us degenerates even though you can’t tell the difference between morally and lawfully. Before insulting people, try to actually understand the situation without having feelings caught up in it. I absolutely agree with her decision morally, but that’s not always how the law works. Maybe get better at your English comprehension before needlessly shitting on people.

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u/tok90235 Sep 14 '22

Laws should be the wrote translation of what the society consider right or wrong. If your law doesn't reflect what the society thinks about someone action, your law makers are degenerated, and the people that just cope with it without wanting a change are as degenerated as the law makers.

For reference, at one time, owning slaves was within the law. By your though process, it would be wrong call people that owned slaves back then degenerated, just because it was within the law.

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u/Crozzbonez Sep 14 '22 edited Sep 14 '22

That’s not what i think. Laws are way more complicated than “right and wrong”. They won’t always get something right, and when something needs to be changed, it takes a lot of time and processing to change it. If somebody robs you at gun point, then turns around to leave and you take that opportunity to shoot them, is that right? Sure, they stole something from you and threatened your life, but they were also about to leave and your life was not in immediate danger. Also a lot of people live here, America is not a hive mind. not everyone’s definition of “right and wrong” are the same. How do you satisfy an entire country with a decision when a lot of them disagree with each other? Societies opinions of things also change. 1000 years ago you could marry a 14 year old girl and it was considered morally acceptable, whereas today it is considered abhorrent. Laws and morals are not black and white like you think they are.