And if so, then why do we make laws against people who harm no one? And aren't those laws themselves criminal by this definition?
2006-10-25 19:17:25 · 7 answers · asked by hercule 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yeah, fraud, deceit, that's force as well. And negligence, that's the breaking of an implied or even explicit contract. So we've discovered that the breaking of contracts is another basic form of crime. Anything else?
2006-10-25 20:02:42 · update #1
catie6206: You really don't get it do you? There has to be a reasonable basis for a law before it is made a law. Otherwise it is unjust and must be repealed. The law doesn't own people, people create and control the law with their brains. It doens't come from aliens, gods, or animals.
2006-10-26 09:34:38 · update #2
Use of force is usually employed in the commission of crimes but deceit and negligence are also acts in the perpetration of crimes as provided for in the Penal Law.
2006-10-25 19:56:34 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The basic definition of a criminal is one who violates the law. One who commits fraud, for example, is involved in criminality.
2006-10-25 19:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not caring for one`s and other`s safety is a crime. Laws are made to prevent this.
2006-10-25 19:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It would be defined as going against the laws of one's society, city, state, country, etc.
2006-10-25 19:31:01 · answer #4 · answered by Danielle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, criminality is the failure to conform ones actions to the law
2006-10-26 07:58:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Force covers most crimes against persons. There are also psychic crimes like harassment against persons. There are crimes against property that take various forms of theft.
2006-10-25 19:29:49 · answer #6 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're ignoring all the so called "White-collar" crimes. Embezzlement, money laundering, structured deposits, counterfeiting....
2006-10-26 03:35:09 · answer #7 · answered by BoardingJD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋