Every time I think we've reached peak insanity, something like this comes along. (Edit: article is 2010 -- maybe that was peak insanity) It requires a "leading legal academic" to try and sell such a patently bad idea.
I've never seen a better example to prove the appeal to authority is a logical fallacy, probably the most dangerous logical fallacy. People give far too much respect to those who are claimed to be authority figures.
No, procuring victims for known criminals with incredibly high recidivism rates is a bad idea. It infringes on the rights of the future victims. Known criminals often sacrifice certain rights. For example, convicted armed bank robbers are not upon release given handguns and a map with all the banks marked on it. They are not permitted to exercise the right to bear arms in fact.
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Every time I think we've reached peak insanity, something like this comes along. (Edit: article is 2010 -- maybe that was peak insanity) It requires a "leading legal academic" to try and sell such a patently bad idea.
I've never seen a better example to prove the appeal to authority is a logical fallacy, probably the most dangerous logical fallacy. People give far too much respect to those who are claimed to be authority figures.
No, procuring victims for known criminals with incredibly high recidivism rates is a bad idea. It infringes on the rights of the future victims. Known criminals often sacrifice certain rights. For example, convicted armed bank robbers are not upon release given handguns and a map with all the banks marked on it. They are not permitted to exercise the right to bear arms in fact.
I mean, wtf?