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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
But if we're talking about the here and now, then the moralness of the law really dosen't come into play here. Especially given the fact that Emery knew how stringent the U.S. laws are.
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Sure it does. We know the law, and we know the consequence of the law. The law (imo) is an interpretation of society's overall morality. In this particular instance, I think the law is misguided, and does not necessarily reflect society's overall morality (obviously a very tough thing to determine).
I guess my point was, there are people who say 'good riddance' to this guy because he 'broke the law', and for no other reason. Morally, he didn't do anything wrong, he put seeds in an envelope and attached a postage stamp. Legally, he's going to jail. There's a disconnect there that I'm not comfortable with... and I know, I know, my comfort level is inconsequential 'because the law is the law', end of debate. It's just too bad that that's the case...