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minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up113·1 year agoWhile true, most of them are likely one paycheck away from having their family living in the streets. That’s a powerful deterrent against refusing orders that the US has somehow mastered. That too.
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·1 year agoThe same applies to most gang members.
minus-squarerebelsimile@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·1 year ago“I was just living paycheck to paycheck” won’t be a valid defense either :P
minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up39·1 year agoOf course, but most people will prioritize their own family members over others. It’s an explanation, not an argument against being moral.
minus-squareSCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoMy go-to in nuance situations that require clarification is “explanation is not justification”
While true, most of them are likely one paycheck away from having their family living in the streets. That’s a powerful deterrent against refusing orders that the US has somehow mastered. That too.
The same applies to most gang members.
“I was just living paycheck to paycheck” won’t be a valid defense either :P
Of course, but most people will prioritize their own family members over others. It’s an explanation, not an argument against being moral.
My go-to in nuance situations that require clarification is “explanation is not justification”