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H5. How Humans Should Be

H2. The Scales of Justice

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This house believes the circumstances of your birth determine your sense of right and wrong

This house thinks philanthropy puts a plaster over injustice

This house believes the law sides with the rich

This house thinks right and wrong is just a matter of opinion

This house believes it's no one's job to look after you

This house believes, "from each according to his ability to each according to his needs"

This house believes that indigenous groups should be able to follow their own legal code

This house would decriminalise drugs

This house believes indigenous people should have rights over the commercial exploitation of their traditional crops and medicines

This house thinks necessity is no justification for crime

This house believes whistleblowers and victims should be able to break non-disclosure agreements without penalty

This house believes that criminal justice rests on the false assumption that people are wholly responsible for their actions

This house believes it is morally permissible to assassinate dictators

This house thinks you can't have the same rule for everybody

This house would have a compulsory, universal DNA database to tackle crime

This house would never negotiate with terrorists

This house believes community service is a better punishment than prison for non-violent crimes

This house would prefer three guilty people to go free than for one innocent person to be in jail

This house would abolish jury trials

This house, when sentencing, thinks the background of the criminal is more important than the impact on the victim

This house believes that those convicted of organised crime should lose some of their human rights

This house would abolish prisons

This house believes the death penalty should be brought back to life

This house would give mandatory sentences to repeat offenders

This house thinks people behave for fear of punishment

This house believes the circumstances of your birth determine your life

This house supports prison labour

This house thinks an omniscient justice system would include the death penalty

This house thinks burglars are fair game

This house believes the circumstances of your birth determine your sense of right and wrong

This house thinks philanthropy puts a plaster over injustice

This house believes the law sides with the rich

This house thinks right and wrong is just a matter of opinion

This house believes it's no one's job to look after you

This house believes, "from each according to his ability to each according to his needs"

This house believes that indigenous groups should be able to follow their own legal code

This house would decriminalise drugs

This house believes indigenous people should have rights over the commercial exploitation of their traditional crops and medicines

This house thinks necessity is no justification for crime

This house believes whistleblowers and victims should be able to break non-disclosure agreements without penalty

This house believes that criminal justice rests on the false assumption that people are wholly responsible for their actions

This house believes it is morally permissible to assassinate dictators

This house thinks you can't have the same rule for everybody

This house would have a compulsory, universal DNA database to tackle crime

This house would never negotiate with terrorists

This house believes community service is a better punishment than prison for non-violent crimes

This house would prefer three guilty people to go free than for one innocent person to be in jail

This house would abolish jury trials

This house, when sentencing, thinks the background of the criminal is more important than the impact on the victim

This house believes that those convicted of organised crime should lose some of their human rights

This house would abolish prisons

This house believes the death penalty should be brought back to life

This house would give mandatory sentences to repeat offenders

This house thinks people behave for fear of punishment

This house believes the circumstances of your birth determine your life

This house supports prison labour

This house thinks an omniscient justice system would include the death penalty

This house thinks burglars are fair game

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