"Crime is contagious.
If the Government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law;
it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.
To declare that, in the administration of the criminal law,
the end justifies the means...would bring terrible retribution.
Against that pernicious doctrine this Court should resolutely set its face."
United States Supreme Court Justice Loius Brandeis
Olmstead v. United States
(1928)
2006-08-17 19:45:36 · 5 answers · asked by notdon 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
This is rhetorical, and not meant to be taken literally.
2006-08-17 19:50:21 · answer #1 · answered by molave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-12 16:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by Oscar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Society needs to be tough on crime. Punishments should exceed the crime to serve as a deterrent.
2006-08-17 19:49:35 · answer #3 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crime is contagious. That's why the Rs impeached WJC. He committed perjury.
2006-08-17 22:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is as it is pilling up like as high as Everest.
2006-08-17 19:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by lino 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋