Nov 20, 2017

Did the crime, do the time

Last night's renewal of the Peleg protests were in response to some of their people having been arrested and their detention being extended for relatively long periods of time.

I have no problem with people breaking the law. That is, as long as when they do so they know they are taking the risk of being caught and arrested or fined or whatever. If they know that and want to take the risk, more power to them. If the person gets caught, he should be willing to pay the price - he took the risk knowingly for some benefit.

The Peleg people break the law (both in terms of not registering for the army and the road blockages) for ideological reasons. I have no problem with that. Part of the ideology has to be willingness to sit in jail and pay the price if caught. It even strengthens the ideology.


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4 comments:

  1. NachumNovember 20, 2017 3:26 PM

    I have a proble with people breaking the law. It doesn't matter if they're willing to do the time or whatever. You don't break the law. This is part of living in a society.

    To put it bluntly: Would be you happy with someone, say, stealing your car, and then, upon being caught, say, "Fair enough. Put me in jail."?

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    1. Rafi G.November 20, 2017 3:36 PM

      there is a difference between breaking the law and directly harming someone else. if someone cheats on his taxes, for example, he isnt directly hurting anyone but he is risking prison and a fine.
      obviously I dont think people should break the law and dont support it, but if a person breaks the law for himself, that's what the police are employed to do - catch him and arrest him. Beyond that I dont care

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    2. NachumNovember 20, 2017 6:53 PM

      Well, sure, but blocking the roads affects other people.

      And I think I will be judgmental even of "victimless" crimes. That's part of what being a law-abiding (and religious) citizen is.

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  2. Michael SedleyNovember 20, 2017 9:09 PM

    Given that their slogan is that they would rather go to prison than serve in the army, it is very considerate of the police to let them prove that they mean what they say.
    Here's hoping that many more protesters get the opportunity to go to prison, where hopefully they will be able to sit and learn without bothering anyone else

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