Comments on: Criminal Question http://nslog.com/2009/07/12/criminal_question The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeff Foster http://nslog.com/2009/07/12/criminal_question#comment-54756 Jeff Foster Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:36:20 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=6071#comment-54756 [quote comment="54753"] ...That something has to be wrong in itself (malum in se) for it to truly be a crime.[/quote] I'm with Daniel. Daniel said on July 14, 2009:

...That something has to be wrong in itself (malum in se) for it to truly be a crime.

I'm with Daniel.

]]> By: Tim Buchheim http://nslog.com/2009/07/12/criminal_question#comment-54755 Tim Buchheim Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:57:56 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=6071#comment-54755 One who commits a crime is a criminal. One who is convicted of a crime is a convict. at least that's what Leopard's built-in dictionary tells me. :-) One who commits a crime is a criminal.

One who is convicted of a crime is a convict.

at least that's what Leopard's built-in dictionary tells me. :-)

]]> By: Daniel http://nslog.com/2009/07/12/criminal_question#comment-54753 Daniel Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:47:26 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=6071#comment-54753 I am voting "someone who commits a crime," but I think the options are not specific enough. The first option should be split into two: - someone who commits an act that is <em>malum in se</em> - someone who commits an act that is <em>malum prohibitum</em> I say that because I don't think a crime has been committed just because government prohibits something (malum prohibitum). That something has to be wrong in itself (malum in se) for it to truly be a crime. I am voting "someone who commits a crime," but I think the options are not specific enough. The first option should be split into two:
- someone who commits an act that is malum in se
- someone who commits an act that is malum prohibitum

I say that because I don't think a crime has been committed just because government prohibits something (malum prohibitum). That something has to be wrong in itself (malum in se) for it to truly be a crime.

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