celestial system of the solar system

Chapter 267

Nix frowned.

"What I am after is the abolition of the death penalty at the legal level as a whole, not the results of individual cases."

Luo Yi hehe.

"The change of the law is not a trivial matter, and it may take a long time. Before the death penalty is abolished, what should you do if you are killed? According to the local law, the perpetrator is sentenced to death, which obviously violates your original intention. Wouldn't you die in peace ?”

"So you should notarize as soon as possible, stating that you will forgive the murderer who killed you. According to the basic spirit of the law, since the victim expresses forgiveness to the perpetrator, the judge will also reduce the punishment of the perpetrator as appropriate."

"That way, you can save a person from the death penalty by notarizing it, isn't it good?"

Nix blushed and walked away angrily.

Seeing Nix leaving in a state of embarrassment, Luo Yi thought that there would be no further twists and turns in the trial.Unexpectedly, the judge asked "who has something to say" again, but someone really spoke.

The person who came forward claimed to be a friend of the perpetrator.

The person said that the perpetrator's growth path was not stained, and he performed well during his service as a knight squire.He took out a piece of paper and handed it to the judge, saying that it was a joint petition signed by the perpetrator's friends, neighbors, classmates and others, hoping that the judge would give the perpetrator a lighter punishment.

The judge pondered for a moment after reading the petition, and said to the people in the square: "Public opinion must not be violated. How about the people who are not present vote to see if everyone thinks that the defendant should be given a lighter punishment?"

At this moment, Luo Yi couldn't bear it anymore, and asked to speak again.

"The greatest malice in this world is 'the generosity of others'."

"That was the case with Mr. Nix just now, and it is also the case with the defendant's friend."

"Mr. Nix just now agreed to abolish the death penalty. Others have been deprived of their lives by crimes, or their relatives and friends have been deprived of their lives. In order to show his kindness and humanitarian spirit, that Mr. Nix generously asked for the abolition of the death penalty." .”

"But I asked him to go for a notarization and apply for 'If he is killed, including but not limited to torture, he will forgive the perpetrator', but Mr. Nix left angrily."

"Obviously, if the perpetrator took the life of Mr. Nix or Mr. Nix's family or friends, he would be less willing to forgive the perpetrator."

"Why do people like Mr. Nix support the abolition of the death penalty? One of the reasons is that they have been subtly influenced by the social environment since childhood. But the more important reason is that these people are keen on 'generosity of others'."

"In fact, murder sounds terrible, but the incidence rate in normal society is not high. Some countries with relatively stable social order often have less than one murder rate per 10 people."

"This also means that murders in countries with stable order have nothing to do with the vast majority of ordinary people—the vast majority of ordinary people will not be murdered themselves, and neither will their relatives and friends."

"In this way, most ordinary people are actually purely from the perspective of bystanders, and they are free to support the abolition of the death penalty."

"Under normal circumstances, homicides have nothing to do with them, but supporting the abolition of the death penalty can show their kindness and generosity. As for the feelings of the victims and their families, why would they care?"

"In fact, the best response to this kind of 'generosity of others' is to let them notarize themselves, expressing forgiveness to their murderers, and asking them to benevolent."

"Let's talk about the friend of the perpetrator."

Luo Yi pointed at the other party and said, "The people who signed the petition are friends, neighbors, classmates, etc. of the perpetrator."

"In the eyes of these people, the perpetrators did not do evil, maybe they were generous and humorous."

"But the question is, have these petitioners considered the victim's feelings? No! Have they assumed that they or their relatives were killed and injured by the perpetrator? No!"

"Why do they petition for the perpetrators and hope for a lighter sentence? Because they are helping their friends, neighbors or classmates. In their perception, they are doing good deeds!"

"However, this is an extremely selfish behavior!"

"People who really need help, such as victims who have been killed and injured and their families are in trouble, have these petitioners helped?"

After asking this question, Luo Yi stared at the friend of the perpetrator and asked again.

"Have you helped those victims and their families?"

The friend of the perpetrator murmured and could not utter a complete sentence.

Seeing this, Luo Yi sneered.

"You see, this is a typical generosity of others. You don't have to give anything, but you can reap favors."

Then, Luo Yi said to the judge: "So it is neither fair nor just to ask the people present to vote to see whether they think the defendant should be given a lighter punishment."

"Because the people who voted were not the parties involved."

The judge was a little old-fashioned and angry.

"Is it wrong to conform to public opinion?"

The King of kings is naturally not afraid of the judge.

Luo Yi said frankly: "Analyze the specific situation."

"Before the state, when a member of a tribe suffered aggression from another, he, his blood relatives, or a member of the tribe had the right to do the same to the aggressor."

"After the emergence of the state, the power of homomorphic revenge of tribal members was gradually transferred to the state, which exercised this power."

"Specifically in this case, the perpetrator's behavior of endangering public safety caused serious consequences, and the victim and his family's right to retaliate has been transferred to the state, so they cannot retaliate in private."

"However, whether to forgive the criminal is the right of the victim and his family, so what's the matter with others?"

"Other people who have nothing to do with this case, what right do they have to forgive the perpetrators on behalf of the victims and their families?"

"From a legal point of view, the public should not vote on whether to forgive the perpetrators of this case, but they can vote on this case from another angle."

The judge asked suspiciously: "From which angle?"

Luo Yi replied with a half-smile: "Vote on the corresponding clauses of the law itself. In other words, whether to reduce or increase the punishment for behaviors that endanger public safety."

"Because actions that endanger public safety concern everyone, every citizen has the right to vote on whether this provision of the law should be amended."

"If the majority of citizens believe that acts that endanger public safety, even if they cause death, should not be punished too harshly, then the law should be amended to reduce the punishment. On the contrary, the punishment should be increased."

Human nature is so wonderful.

Focus on an unrelated criminal alone, and maybe the polls will show a willingness to forgive.

However, it is basically impossible to pass such a law that is related to self-interest, such as reducing the punishment for behaviors that endanger public safety.

Another example is European countries that have abolished the death penalty. Due to beliefs and social and cultural reasons, the proportion of opinion polls supporting the abolition of the death penalty is relatively high.However, if a public opinion survey is conducted specifically for a specific group of people, such as the relatives and friends of the victim, the proportion will drop sharply.

This is human nature.

(End of this chapter)