I believe from a public aspect that they may have a different view then the police. They may not feel any remorse for the criminal. Some may feel like the criminal got what they deserves. I believe it only affect the public emotionally if they are related to the victim. Or you may have the few who thinks that they should be treated as a victim and not judged from their past or present situation. …show more content…
We as humans may think that the punishment toward the criminal may fit the crime that they created. Principle laws, a society ultimately degenerates into despotism--the rule of the strong and violent over the weak and nonviolent. Harm Principle laws are essential, and every government on Earth has them. Some laws are based not strictly on harm or self-harm concerns, but also on promoting the personal morality of the law 's authors (Head, 2014). On a law standpoint, it is wrong to commit a crime against anyone regardless of their circumstances. According to Hundley, Martin, & Humberg, Florida 's "stand your ground ' ' law has allowed drug dealers to avoid murder charges and gang members to walk free. It has hindered prosecutors and confused judges. It has also served its intended purpose, acquitted dozens of people who were deemed to be legitimately acting in self-defense. Among them was a woman who was choked and beaten by an irate tenant and a man who was threatened in his driveway by a …show more content…
Many people have first and second-hand knowledge of abusive relationships among friends, relatives, or acquaintances. It can be a known factor that the alleged criminal almost killed their victim but the victim never reported. Once that victim gets tired of the abuse they fight back which can cause deadly harm. In this case, the criminal now becomes the victim unless hard evidence can prove otherwise. In the public eyes, they may feel like the criminal (now victim) got what they deserve. According to the ABC news, in Chicago, a woman lost her child to gang violence. Some of the gang members claim to be victim of violence. They claim that the woman family retaliated against them and their family. Some of the members claimed that they are being harassed by the Chicago police as well. Police The gang members feel like they should not be responsible for one member behavior in the gang. Police did held the family accountable for the retaliations committed against the lost child