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What do you think of this One law for the lion and ox is
oppression. -William Blake,
poet, engraver, and painter
(1757-1827)
Should there be different laws
for different people?
Are there any examples of this
now?
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I don't think their should be different laws for different people as we are all equal, and should have to abide by the same laws and rules. |
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It brings to mind how white collar criminals are punished versus how street criminals are punished. In this case, if either crime is worse, it's often the white collar crime, but street criminals usually experience harsher conditions in prison. In this case, one law for all would not be oppression, it would be justice. |
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There shouldn't be different laws for different people. If you steal, you're a thief. It doesn't matter if you're black, white, Hispanic, rich, poor. You are still a thief. I don't think there's different laws for different people here in the US but the outcomes are different. Rich people are able to afford better lawyers so they may get off with just a slap on the wrist where a poor person may only be able to afford a bad lawyer (or have one appointed to them) and get prison time for the same crime the rich person committed. (You see it a lot when there is more than one person committing the same crime together (i.e. gang rape, murder, stealing, etc.)). That's where it isn't fair. I think everyone has the right to equal representation. |
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The law exists to serve people, not people to serve the law. If the law no longer serves the people then the law must change. The lion and the ox have very different needs and ways of life, so there cannot be one law for both. The problem begins when the needs of the two come into conflict. Then you have to look for an impartial judge, but where to find him/her? |
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