Week 1:The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens

Hey, sorry everybody for the late post!! Hopefully all of those who regularly check the internet might see this before class begins.

Alicia had some really good questions in response to the hand out. Here they are.

- Should we rate the value of another's life in comparison to our own?

- Who are we to decide if someone's reasoning behind their actions is "justifiable" to the circumstances of their situation?

- Is taking the life of another ever a true "necessity"?

- Should justification play a role of greater importance in law or morality?

- Where does the line between the law and morality blur? (Gray area)

- Who should be responsible for punishment? .. Should the individual's remorse be taken into consideration?

- When should empathy and mercy be shown when it comes to punishment?

This question of cannibalism reminds me of the story of an airplane carrying a rugby team that crashes in the Andes. The survivors sustain themselves on the bodies of the dead. They were stranded for over 70 days high up in the mountains. Here is a link to a documentary about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA2zYwp4XzY&feature=related