Crime and punishment

• What does it mean to be moral?

  To act in accordance with ethical principles and values.
• What is morality?

  A knowledge of what is good or bad (conscience) having empathy when making a decision
• What does absolute mean?

  There is only one certain way that is correct
• What is the moral argument?

  Because all people have a sense of right and wrong, such a sense must have come from something or someone outside of ourselves (god)
• What’s an argument agains the moral argument?

  If conscience is the voice of god then why are there different opinions on topics such as abortion?
• What is an argument for the moral argument?

  Rural tribes still have a sense of right and wrong, this could be god guiding mankind to a righteous path
• Six aims of punishment

  1. protection
  2. retribution
  3. reform
  4. deterrence
  5. vindication
  6. reparation
• What does vindication mean?

  Proving what actually happened
• Three reasons prisons do work

  . A consequence

  . people don’t want to go back

  . loss of freedom
• Three reasons why prisons don’t work?

  . people come out and do the same things

  . not good rehabilitation

  . false accusations
• What’s an example of a reason for capital punishment?

  Utoeya massacre
• What is capitol punishment?

  The death penalty, when someone is put to death as punishment for a crime. where it is used only the state or recognised authority can put someone to death or else it would be considered murder.
• What is the definition for forgiveness?

  To grant pardon for a wrong doing
• What is the definition for justice?

  Fairness, making right a fair situation which has been unjust
• What is meant by morality?

  Having knowledge of what is right and wrong
• What is an example of morality?

  The belief that it is wrong to kill