09-28-2020, 08:25 PM
(09-28-2020, 08:21 PM)michaelsean Wrote: If you still know it’s wrong in our society, then you are still guilty. I don’t think there is an assertion that the person is unaware of this. The person is simply choosing what he believes to be a higher authority.
They're both far too busy amusing each other to actually address this point, and I made it in my first post. Mens rea, i.e. knowing what you are doing is wrong, or against the law, is a key element of our criminal justice system. Even if God told you to kill someone, you still know you're breaking the law "of man" when you actually do it. For a lawyer Fred sure does seem to really run from legal arguments.