Rizzo's Case Study

Another view recognized by Rizzo is that legal coercion of external acts will not make man or society moral. In this case we see the disparity between the means and the end sought to be achieved. Indeed because morality is a frame of mind and dependent on the intent of an individual, it does not necessarily follow that his external actuations are the product of his moral thoughts, people generally tend to have varying motivations. While the court may try as it does to interpret external acts as reflecting a certain moral frame of mind, the connection cannot be established with sufficient definiteness. Hence any attempt to enforce morals on individuals might prove to be in vain.