Causes of Crime and Views to those who break it
Poverty
steal to provide and care for those who love as they can not afford daily items, like food or water
Mental Illness
people could be mentally ill and not physically be able to control themselves
Greed
people want more than necessary, so steal or commit fraud to earn money
selfish and causes addiction
Addiction
addicted to drugs or alcohol, and steal to satisfy this addiction
Unjust law
protest against a discriminative law (Rosa Parks)
Views about people who break the law due to poverty
wrong as it is against the law to steal and judgement should be strictly upheld to those who break it
could be deemed acceptable if they are stealing from absolute poverty - stealing to care and provide for those who they love
Views about people who break the law due to mental illness
did not mean to commit the crime
Instead of being punished, they should be sent to therapy to reform
Views about people who break the law due to greed
should be punished as they are thinking about themselves
not caring or loving in any shape or form as they want more than necessary
Views about people who break the law due to addiction
some circumstances can lead to addiction, and it is not necessary their fault - should be sent to rehab, not prison to change
still committed crime - law should be strictly upheld
Views about people who break the law due to unjust laws
if a law is unfair and discriminative, it should be allowed to be broken
contrasts God’s will
Rosa Parks breaking segregation law
Views about people who break the law
should be punished based on the severity of the crime
law should be strictly upheld to those who break it
Views about murder
all life is sacred so humans should not destroy life
impacts victims loved one’s severely, and impacts society by creating a sense of fear
could be viewed as understandable if killing someone like Hitler out of love (Bon Hoffer)
Views about theft
if one is stealing out of absolute poverty, deemed acceptable as one can’t afford daily items and must steal to provide for themselves and family
Wrong because God and the law states to not steal, and if one breaks this they should be persecuted and punished proportionally
Views about hate crime
wrong as no one should be singled out to inferior treatment as everyone was made equal in God’s image
Jesus encourages love and compassion - hate crimes contrast this as it is an extremely personal and negative insult specific on one’s race, sexuality or religion
Poverty
steal to provide and care for those who love as they can not afford daily items, like food or water
Mental Illness
people could be mentally ill and not physically be able to control themselves
Greed
people want more than necessary, so steal or commit fraud to earn money
selfish and causes addiction
Addiction
addicted to drugs or alcohol, and steal to satisfy this addiction
Unjust law
protest against a discriminative law (Rosa Parks)
Views about people who break the law due to poverty
wrong as it is against the law to steal and judgement should be strictly upheld to those who break it
could be deemed acceptable if they are stealing from absolute poverty - stealing to care and provide for those who they love
Views about people who break the law due to mental illness
did not mean to commit the crime
Instead of being punished, they should be sent to therapy to reform
Views about people who break the law due to greed
should be punished as they are thinking about themselves
not caring or loving in any shape or form as they want more than necessary
Views about people who break the law due to addiction
some circumstances can lead to addiction, and it is not necessary their fault - should be sent to rehab, not prison to change
still committed crime - law should be strictly upheld
Views about people who break the law due to unjust laws
if a law is unfair and discriminative, it should be allowed to be broken
contrasts God’s will
Rosa Parks breaking segregation law
Views about people who break the law
should be punished based on the severity of the crime
law should be strictly upheld to those who break it
Views about murder
all life is sacred so humans should not destroy life
impacts victims loved one’s severely, and impacts society by creating a sense of fear
could be viewed as understandable if killing someone like Hitler out of love (Bon Hoffer)
Views about theft
if one is stealing out of absolute poverty, deemed acceptable as one can’t afford daily items and must steal to provide for themselves and family
Wrong because God and the law states to not steal, and if one breaks this they should be persecuted and punished proportionally
Views about hate crime
wrong as no one should be singled out to inferior treatment as everyone was made equal in God’s image
Jesus encourages love and compassion - hate crimes contrast this as it is an extremely personal and negative insult specific on one’s race, sexuality or religion