Originally posted by Blakemore
I've been saying that the whole time. I don't get your point. Are you saying we should punish stupidity?
No, it is not. You initially argued that people should not be punished for an offense if they did not have ill-intent. I argued that people should be punished for an offense regardless, and their intent should only be considered when determining the severity of said punishment. I supported that reasoning by illustrating to you that if you kill someone, they are no less dead whether it was an accident or on purpose. The intent only matters in determining what that punishment should be. Your argument was effectively that intent should determine whether there should be punishment at all.