“A person gets drunk at a party, and hits and kills a kid on the way home. Another person gets equally drunk, and makes it home safely. Why does the first one go to jail for the rest of his life, while the second gets to wake up the next morning as if nothing happened?” “Because he killed a kid.” “But in terms of what they did wrong, they are equally guilty.” “But the second one didn’t kill a kid.” “Not because he was innocent, but because he was lucky.” “But still, the first one killed a kid.” “But when we think about guilt, shouldn’t we think about actions and intentions, in addition to
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