Morality, circumstances and luck

We have heard this dialogue so many times that no one is born a criminal, but society and circumstances make that person a criminal.

Thus, if a person is bad then that person may be so because of other factors not controlled by him or her.

For example suppose a person is born very poor and he cannot feed himself without stealing. Is he wrong if he steals? Thus, while deciding punishments, should we look at a person whether he/she is poor or rich?

Please share your views and my comments later.

Of course it is wrong. The guy, even though he's poor, cannot break the law to feed himself. After he commits the crime, he can be given empathy, but cannot he forgiven for his deeds. He still has to pay the price, which is ironic. 😆

Originally posted by: debayon

Of course it is wrong. The guy, even though he's poor, cannot break the law to feed himself. After he commits the crime, he can be given empathy, but cannot he forgiven for his deeds. He still has to pay the price, which is ironic. 😆

so do you think a rich person stealing something and a poor person stealing something have same moral responsibility and hence same culpability?

or should it be proportional to their circumstances?

Originally posted by: karandel_2008

so do you think a rich person stealing something and a poor person stealing something have same moral responsibility and hence same culpability?

or should it be proportional to their circumstances?

If they commit the same crime, yeah.No one is above the law and everyone is equal in the eye's of the law.

ok lets see what others have to say. My comments later.

No, I am above the law. I am god himself. I can drink , do drugs, rape women, kill babies and eat meat in front of all temples. So there.

An act of stealing by a poor person cud b an act of desperation or it cud B an easy way out to get ones needs fulfilled. An act of stealing by a rich person cud B due to simple greed or due to a psychological disorder called kleptomania. So I think in all fairness one needs to go into details of every case & use descretion . But I m afraid that as far as legal matters stand, the punishment will B same as per the crime committed , irrespective of motive.

Originally posted by: gengarjetty2

No, I am above the law. I am god himself. I can drink , do drugs, rape women, kill babies and eat meat in front of all temples. So there.

Originally posted by: karandel_2008

We have heard this dialogue so many times that no one is born a criminal, but society and circumstances make that person a criminal.

Thus, if a person is bad then that person may be so because of other factors not controlled by him or her.

For example suppose a person is born very poor and he cannot feed himself without stealing. Is he wrong if he steals? Thus, while deciding punishments, should we look at a person whether he/she is poor or rich?

Please share your views and my comments later.