@not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-215 days agoI was jist following orderslemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11.2Karrow-down1imageI was jist following orderslemmy.blahaj.zone@not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-215 days agomessage-square75fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretroedlinkfedilink113•15 days agoWhile true, most of them are likely one paycheck away from having their family living in the streets. That’s a powerful deterrent against refusing orders that the US has somehow mastered. That too.
minus-square@jmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish48•15 days agoThe same applies to most gang members.
minus-square@rebelsimile@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish45•15 days ago“I was just living paycheck to paycheck” won’t be a valid defense either :P
minus-squaretroedlinkfedilink39•15 days agoOf course, but most people will prioritize their own family members over others. It’s an explanation, not an argument against being moral.
minus-square@SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-214 days agoMy go-to in nuance situations that require clarification is “explanation is not justification”
While true, most of them are likely one paycheck away from having their family living in the streets. That’s a powerful deterrent against refusing orders that the US has somehow mastered. That too.
The same applies to most gang members.
“I was just living paycheck to paycheck” won’t be a valid defense either :P
Of course, but most people will prioritize their own family members over others. It’s an explanation, not an argument against being moral.
My go-to in nuance situations that require clarification is “explanation is not justification”