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Originally Posted by GirlNinja
well, considering IT ALREADY HAPPENED . . .
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When a murderor kills someone it's already happened as well. The best any system can do is learn from the events that take place and respond accordingly (in that case put the person in jail\excecute them as law dictates).
At least in a system based on consequentionalism.
The law can't stop me from getting up and killing my neighbor right now. All it can do is insure I'm punished if I choose to do so.