We know that if you rob a bank you go to jail.it is illigal.
But if 100,000 or more people forms an human carpet around a bank and rob it,and if they say,"look,everybody robs a bank,what made to think it is illigal" besides,how you are going to arrest 100,000 people and put them to jail, so why don't you let us go?
How do you think our justice system will respond to this?
I know this an exagerated example, but my question is real.
Numbers verses the law, who wins?
2007-01-11 10:27:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Just because "everyone" does it doesn't make it legal. You arrest the person responsible for setting the thing up for bank robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime.
2007-01-11 10:34:37 · answer #1 · answered by insd92104 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Laws represent the codification of morality. Numbers come into play when the law is at odds with the morality of the majority of people in the given society. The fact that something is criminal is because a preponderance of the people believe it is wrong.
On a more practical note, I'd say "law", as evidenced by drug laws. There are a lot of people doing drugs, and we just keep on locking them up.
2007-01-11 21:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by sher 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Numbers wins. An example I would give is prohibition. You cannot arrest and charge a million people, and why would you want to. If enough people are doing the same thing, then a cultural norm has developed and the law should (will) shift to reflect that.
2007-01-11 18:33:38 · answer #3 · answered by Peter 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
law
2007-01-11 18:52:46 · answer #4 · answered by nickle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say the law
2007-01-11 20:54:38 · answer #5 · answered by Mike F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋