Law, Culture and Society

The law, culture and society rarely seem to agree on moral or ethical judgments. The law is deeply rooted in a set of written rules, which prefers to pretend it is absolutely black and white. This culture is constantly changing and evolving, but the law does not seem to change to fit as they should. Society likes to dictate the "rules" and are not willing to depart from its own path to improve the rest of the population. Terms like "this is just not done," and "I do not want to get involved," seems to give way America lives.

Lately, many questions are arising as to the moral obligation of a person for others. You are morally obliged to report a crime you witnessed? Are you morally obliged to report personal abuse if the witness are you morally obligated to try to intervene, even when he himself puts you at risk? What should be your punishment, if any when you do your own participation in such statements or report these things? In case it is an accessory after the fact and receive the same punishment to the actual crime, or moral censorship classmates an adequate punishment?

What is most worrying about these questions is that our culture and our society, supposedly based on moral obligation and the ability to recognize right and wrong. So, just where is the debate? What ever happened to be the champion for the defenseless and "doing the right thing?" If our society has fallen so low that these concepts are no longer understandable and practical, what does this say about the legal system and the human condition in today's society?

There should be definitely punished in place for those who are unable to do the right thing. However, the punishment should fit the crime when not actually committed a crime yourself, censorship by the public and the legal system must work somehow. Just like putting dangerous criminals behind bars is a lesson for the general public about what can happen when you break some rules, the punishment for failing to act on the moral obligation you must have appropriate consequences for failure this.

The law, in most cases, it is useful to these dilemmas. It consists of the ridiculous rules that allow technical details for violent criminals free, and under the same conditions using breath to condemn someone without absolute proof that they are guilty of anything. If you meet the criteria for an accessory; No matter whether you actually committed a criminal act or not, will still be treated the same as the criminal. There should be a place where a line is the resolution of these issues is quite different from the way they treated today. What do these failings of our legal system? Reform is necessary, it should be sought. The society should be responsible for demanding these reforms. It is right and your responsibility as a citizen.