Comments on: Compromise? http://fortruth.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/compromise/ Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:10:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: T.R. http://fortruth.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/compromise/#comment-1513 T.R. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:08:03 +0000 http://fortruth.wordpress.com/?p=405#comment-1513 Freedom is crucial for a man's existence. He can do anything (fight, run, lie, disagree to give-in...) to have his freedom. To me there is more freedom being in world out here than in a prison. So, 2 it is. Freedom is crucial for a man’s existence. He can do anything (fight, run, lie, disagree to give-in…) to have his freedom.

To me there is more freedom being in world out here than in a prison. So, 2 it is.

]]> By: Aristotle The Geek http://fortruth.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/compromise/#comment-1512 Aristotle The Geek Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:29:50 +0000 http://fortruth.wordpress.com/?p=405#comment-1512 If I had no intention of continuing to live in society, I would take the two years, come out, have my revenge and escape. Since most people don't plan to do that, "reputation" becomes very important. But even in such a case, most pragmatic people would take the reduced sentence. That's what plea bargaining is all about - sending innocent people to prison without proving their guilt by putting them in an extremely difficult position. But the idealist won't do that. Better be convicted while maintaining one's innocence than when accepting that one has committed a crime. That would be his position. Actually I would take the two years even if I were planning to continue living within society. The reason is very simple. The real world is no place for the idealist. Given the cynicism that pervades society, most people would call someone who doesn't accept the lighter sentence a fool. If I had no intention of continuing to live in society, I would take the two years, come out, have my revenge and escape. Since most people don’t plan to do that, “reputation” becomes very important. But even in such a case, most pragmatic people would take the reduced sentence. That’s what plea bargaining is all about – sending innocent people to prison without proving their guilt by putting them in an extremely difficult position. But the idealist won’t do that. Better be convicted while maintaining one’s innocence than when accepting that one has committed a crime. That would be his position.

Actually I would take the two years even if I were planning to continue living within society. The reason is very simple. The real world is no place for the idealist. Given the cynicism that pervades society, most people would call someone who doesn’t accept the lighter sentence a fool.

]]>