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How hard do you have to try to do something (and not succeed) before you can justifiably say you've done enough to be responsible? Consider three people promise they will write their mother, but all fail. Person A never write anything. Person B messily writes the address and forgets to put the proper postage. Person C writes everything properly, has the correct postage, but the post office loses the letter, as well as the follow up letter asking if the mother got the first. Can any of them be said to have kept their promise? | How hard do you have to try to do something (and not succeed) before you can justifiably say you've done enough to be responsible? Consider three people promise they will write their mother, but all fail. Person A never write anything. Person B messily writes the address and forgets to put the proper postage. Person C writes everything properly, has the correct postage, but the post office loses the letter, as well as the follow up letter asking if the mother got the first. Can any of them be said to have kept their promise? | ||
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| + | When can someone be considered guilty of neglect? Three people stand accused of the same crime. Person A consulted a legal expert who said it was okay to do. Person B consulted a very intelligent scientist, but without legal expertise. Person C consulted an astrologer. Should all three be given the same sentence? | ||
Latest revision as of 22:08, 6 December 2018
How hard do you have to try to do something (and not succeed) before you can justifiably say you've done enough to be responsible? Consider three people promise they will write their mother, but all fail. Person A never write anything. Person B messily writes the address and forgets to put the proper postage. Person C writes everything properly, has the correct postage, but the post office loses the letter, as well as the follow up letter asking if the mother got the first. Can any of them be said to have kept their promise?
When can someone be considered guilty of neglect? Three people stand accused of the same crime. Person A consulted a legal expert who said it was okay to do. Person B consulted a very intelligent scientist, but without legal expertise. Person C consulted an astrologer. Should all three be given the same sentence?
