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Old 09-04-2013, 11:32 AM
 
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No. As it is there are several things that are legal that I don't do because I am morally opposed and it goes against my character. Character is what you do when no one is looking, even if it's legal.
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Old 09-04-2013, 12:46 PM
 
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Some of you are so vindictive. I guess the lesson here is that I was completely wrong in thinking that our own individual principles align quite neatly with the law.
Have someone go out of their way to ruin your life when you are already down and then answer this question again. And I mean REALLY ruin your life to the point you have to move away.
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Old 09-04-2013, 01:03 PM
 
Location: 'Murica
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I'd borrow* a Lamborghini from the local Lamborghini dealer and go for a top speed run on the freeway in the middle of the desert.






* Being the upstanding citizen that I am, I would return the car to the dealer before the 24 hours are up. Don't expect a full tank of gas in the car when I bring it back, though.
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Old 09-04-2013, 10:19 PM
 
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But if it was legal for a day, it wouldnt be a crime. Im confused on the question.
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Old 09-05-2013, 01:21 AM
 
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No. But I better hide that day, because I know a lot of people who would love to kill me.
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Old 09-05-2013, 01:38 AM
 
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The problem is that everything is legal for that one day, so if you steal a car you are fine that day, but what about the next? It is still stolen by you. If you rob a bank that money is still missing the next day and must be accounted for. The question should probably be if you could commit a crime and know that you would never be caught, would you, and what would you do? Having crimes legal for a day only makes it ok legally that day, after that there will be a billion people responsible for everything that was done by them the day before. It would create mass chaos.
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Old 09-05-2013, 06:39 AM
 
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I'd steal something back that is rightfully mine - just not in the eyes of the law.

Then I'd go home and we'd all stay on lockdown till it was over.
Ex-wife, or reposessed car? LOL!
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Old 09-05-2013, 07:33 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Frankly, I'd be hiding under the bed until the day was over.
Yup. Better to lock down like Ethan Hawk in the film. The suspension of law world basically cause a breakdown in societal structure for a day. We have random assaults and attacks daily in the streets as it is.
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Old 09-05-2013, 07:44 AM
 
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Slightly off topic - Was this movie any good? Worth watching?
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Old 09-05-2013, 11:22 AM
 
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I would rebroadcast a football game without the express written consent of the national football league.
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