To what extent is crime based on morality?
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... and on the moral scale if a man steals milk to feed his starving infant. The sanction taken against him should reflect the mitigation, but the crime is still theft. A man may perjure him self to protect his family, but the crime is still perjury.
So how do we define a crime. It is difficult, but it should, if defined properly, be recognised as one by some formula, and therefore acts that are not crimes may be recognised also. So a crime is;
"An action or behaviour that offends or is an affront to certain dominant Values held collectively by a group, or threatens the liberty or safety of the Group or members of it"
But what of morality. The outrages of Hitlerīs Germany were all perpetrated ...
