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Originally Posted by BeLiaL
i'm not sure why you are so quick to call me stupid, rather than trying to understand my perspective
i am actively trying to understand yours
behavior like this is why it's impossible for anyone to have civilized discourse, anymore--not just on this board, but anywhere online or offline
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sorry, but when you strawman **** up like "so you're saying this" with some absurd example, rather than addressing what i actually posted, I just don't know how else to respond
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Originally Posted by BeLiaL
you said that intent is a factor when judges interpret and apply the law... aside from the varying degrees of criminal offenses, when do you think intent should ever matter, and how do you think the intent should affect the consequences?
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well, as usual i'm just pulling **** out of my ass... =D and this is just what i think DOES happen, not what i think SHOULD happen
but let's say you've got a hypothetical custody dispute where part of the argument is that the father hasn't been around for some period of time where the family needed him - but it's through circumstances beyond his control, and he's actually trying to be a decent guy and not a dick
the lawyer for the mother is going to try to say that the dad is a deadbeat and doesn't deserve custody because he hasn't been present or supportive enough
the lawyer for the father is hopefully going to present evidence to show why he wasn't able to be around, and that it wasn't his fault, and that he is still a decent guy and worthy of being a good guardian for his kid(s)
the judge has to look at all that **** and hopefully make a sensible judgement (and probably still give to custody to the mum anyway gg
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that's what i meant by the function of a judge is to (ideally) interpret and apply the law fairly...i could make a few more bs examples, but you get the idea