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Are laws meant to be ethical?
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<blockquote data-quote="OldWiseGuy" data-source="post: 68925133" data-attributes="member: 139156"><p>If true we've set a low bar for 'peace'. Then there's this:</p><p><a href="http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-s-crime-moral-turpitude-according-us-immigration-law.html" target="_blank">http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-s-crime-moral-turpitude-according-us-immigration-law.html</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Defining “Crime of Moral Turpitude”</strong></span></p><p><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">"Written opinions from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) describe moral turpitude as a “nebulous concept,” and one that “refers generally to conduct that shocks the public conscience as being inherently base, vile, or depraved, contrary to the <strong>rules of morality</strong> and the duties owed between man and man, either one's fellow man or society in general.” The person committing it should have had either an “evil intent” or been acting recklessly."</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"><strong>"Among the many specific offenses that the U.S. government and courts have determined to be CMTs in individual cases are:</strong></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"></span></em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">murder</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">voluntary manslaughter</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">involuntary manslaughter, in some cases</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">rape</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">spousal abuse</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">child abuse</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">incest</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">kidnaping</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">robbery</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">aggravated assault</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">mayhem</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">animal fighting</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">theft</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">fraud, and</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">conspiracy, attempt, or acting as an accessory to a crime if that crime involved moral turpitude."</span></em></li> </ul></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldWiseGuy, post: 68925133, member: 139156"] If true we've set a low bar for 'peace'. Then there's this: [URL]http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-s-crime-moral-turpitude-according-us-immigration-law.html[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]Defining “Crime of Moral Turpitude”[/B][/SIZE] [I][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 179)]"Written opinions from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) describe moral turpitude as a “nebulous concept,” and one that “refers generally to conduct that shocks the public conscience as being inherently base, vile, or depraved, contrary to the [B]rules of morality[/B] and the duties owed between man and man, either one's fellow man or society in general.” The person committing it should have had either an “evil intent” or been acting recklessly." [B]"Among the many specific offenses that the U.S. government and courts have determined to be CMTs in individual cases are:[/B] [LIST] [*]murder [*]voluntary manslaughter [*]involuntary manslaughter, in some cases [*]rape [*]spousal abuse [*]child abuse [*]incest [*]kidnaping [*]robbery [*]aggravated assault [*]mayhem [*]animal fighting [*]theft [*]fraud, and [*]conspiracy, attempt, or acting as an accessory to a crime if that crime involved moral turpitude." [/LIST][/COLOR][/I] [/QUOTE]
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