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Originally posted by boobmaster
Emotions are rarely logical.
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Yes, I agree again!
I think that is why we try very hard (even though we don't entirely succeed) in keeping emotions out of the legal system and more specifically - criminal law.
Imagine locking up someone for life because they killed your pet cat (for fun).
Imagine locking someone up for a much shorter time because they killed a person you hated (for fun).
Now imagine that your pet cat was killing "TheWildcard's" guinea pig each time they brought one home. After the cat killed thirty five of their guinea pigs, they were so mad they killed your cat.
Now imagine that the person you hate is "TheWildcard's" mother.
See how perspective means everything for emotion?
Cats kill all the time. Animals are not "innocent."