But MORALLY, would you have any objection to giving false testimony against a person you know to be guilty, in order to ensure a conviction?
I sure wouldn't. All my concerns would be legal and procedural; none would be on a moral level. Do you think it is morally acceptable to give false testimony at a criminal trial to convict a guilty man?
Cops do it all the time, even if the person is not guilty, they know the judge believes every word they spew, even if he doesn't, he's obligated to.
The term'; innocent until pr oven guilty'; is a farce, and yeah, it's what the whole system was built on, but that was before the system crumbled, the only ';systematic'; part left is the efficient warehousing of citizens.
In essence false testimony is unnecessary,due to the fact that, if your on trial, your automatically guilty, unless you can prove your innocent, beyond any conceivable iota of doubt. Welcome to Americorp ( a subsidiary of Bush industries)Do you think it is morally acceptable to give false testimony at a criminal trial to convict a guilty man?
You two are morons.
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And you make me sick. Even if your cynicism were justified (it isn't) your ';everybody does it so I can too'; approach to morals is totally reprehensible. If I used your own logic, I would be justified in killing the two of you.
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I agree with Esther.
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I'm certainly not qualified in any way to answer this question, but strictly as a matter of opinion, I would have moral qualms giving false testimony. The law is the law, and when good people deviate from it, even for good purposes, it undermines the ground society is built on. Putting your own opinion of the guilt or innocence of the party in question is also not up to you- the jury and judge are there for that purpose, and lying to them in order to achieve your own ends is, to me, the height of self-aggrandizement.
Giving false testimony in a court of law seems to me to be tantamount to vigilantism. (Not sure if I spelled that right, however!)
Personally I would, If the person is truly guilty, on a moral level, the truth will be exposed, if everyone lied to convict guilty people it would make the titles of guilty or innocent irrelevant, it will then be based on public opinion and the the tyranny of the majority- how would we know who is truly guilty and who is perceived to be guilty.
You are not above the rule of law. The idea that you would supplant the constitutional role of the judge and the jury and lawlessly substitute your judgment for the constitutionally prescribed and carefully vetted procedures of your nation shows arrogance and contempt.
We are a nation of laws. Your suggested course of conduct is immoral, unethical and downright scurrilous. Who died and made you God?
Since you already know the ';answer'; to your question, I imagine you'll select a best answer that validates your sick and egotistical ideas.
Or do you have the courage to let the voters decide?
To Joe Banana: It appears you are arguing that it is ok for everyone else to be evil because George Bush is evil? I agree that Bush has been a very bad president, and hurt our country, but that does not mean that law is dead and you can do whatever you want. Our country will survive the Bush administration BECAUSE of the rule of law.
If you know he's guilty, then tell the jury why you know he's guilty. If there's nothing to tell, you don't KNOW he's guilty, you THINK he's guilty.
If you think he's guilty, it is wrong to lie.
That's why perjury is a crime.
No false testimony is never acceptable. how about if you believe someone is guilty but he in fact is not guilty. How would you feel about that. That has happened plenty of times that a witness or prosecutor has believed a person guilty that got proven innocent.
So your plan is to uphold morality by acting without morals? How does that work exactly? When you compromise your standards, you are lower than the person who broke the law. An ethical person does the right thing, even when it is hard or doesn't get them what they want.
If Im was absolutley assured of his guilt , I'm with you.....I'd say what ever I had to to put him away
thats in theory
In reality I probably wouldn't because there is no sure way of knowing his degree of guilt unless I caught him in the act
I think it happens.
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