Comment Comment by s1artibartfast For which side?Most examples boil down to common sense. Nobody is going to arrest a 14 year old for driving their dying parent to the hospital.Similarly, it is reprehensible but legal to pull up a chair and watch a child drown in a pool.There is a difference between law and morality, and humans will use the second to selectively enforce the former. parent s1artibartfast 1 year ago
Most examples boil down to common sense. Nobody is going to arrest a 14 year old for driving their dying parent to the hospital.
Similarly, it is reprehensible but legal to pull up a chair and watch a child drown in a pool.
There is a difference between law and morality, and humans will use the second to selectively enforce the former.