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feralranger said:What kind of "debts" are we even talking about here? Vukic was essentially iskamatariti after his small business went under. I truly don't know how many times I have to explain this to you, but once it happens, you immediately resort to censorship by claiming I'm just being repetitive. Meanwhile, instead of actually catching criminals—you know, the actual drug dealers and such—the police have, quite shamefully, been complicit in the whole mess.

...and he won't even be able to claim his Social Security benefits if he hasn't paid up...

If three different people tell you you're wrong, but you just keep digging your heels in on your own little 🤷
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You start dragging politics into this conversation and insisting on things that aren't even true, and then you have the nerve to act like we're the ones who just don't get it...

Daniel Ward87 As stated by:
It really ought to be handled that way, though if one wishes to debate the morality of legislation, they should head over to Politics—that’s where goldengull3 usually handles those discussions. The law itself is perfectly clear, leaving us only to comment on specific, final court rulings. Whether such a thing is moral or not is a matter for debate, a debate that can be held quite properly over on the Politics forum. Honestly, I fail to see what part of this is unclear.

Why is it that we constantly find ourselves obsessing over morality? To be perfectly honest, I find myself searching in vain for anything even remotely concrete. One simply cannot hope to dissect the nuances of the public procurement law by viewing it solely through a legal lens or by confining the debate to those lawyers who happen to know which specific paragraphs they are citing.

If we accept that a doctor can claim a "conscientious objection," then why on earth shouldn't those same elements of morality and personal conscience be just as applicable to lawyers and police officers?

I mean, if you look back at that example from *The Reader* I was mentioning earlier, it serves as such a stark illustration of what happens when people decide to blindly follow "rules and regulations" without ever stopping to think for themselves.

Why on earth must lawyers and police officers be cursed with such a remarkably narrow, single-minded way of thinking? It truly is a fascinating, if somewhat exhausting, phenomenon to observe.

I’ve actually provided an example of police officers from Spain who don't just mindlessly follow the rulebook, but instead choose to involve both their conscience and their common sense when they act. link.

Who says lawyers aren't capable of engaging both their conscience and their brains? Personally, I know quite a few who certainly are. Why on earth should we glorify this mindless, soulless adherence to the letter of the law? Why shouldn't Americans be just as capable as, say, Spaniards—as seen in this link—and why must we prematurely dismiss the possibility of exercising actual intellect and moral judgment when it comes to our police officers and legal professionals?

crimsonsailor7 As stated by:
It seems that even when three different people explicitly point out that you are mistaken, you remain stubbornly committed to your own version of reality. 🤷

Actually, this entire thread serves as a direct critique of that suffocating, one-dimensional groupthink. That is quite literally the whole reason it exists.

Brian Edwards6 said:You dodged the question. I’m not talking about one specific incident; I’m asking about the concept of debts in general.👍

As the media coverage clearly shows, the police are still busy focusing their efforts on entirely different arenas. As for the specific case at hand, we aren't discussing that right now. You still haven't answered my point: how is the police department supposed to decide which court rulings (or regulations) they choose to respect and which ones they simply ignore?😕

How? By using their brains and a shred of conscience—much like the Spanish police do, for instance link? Why shouldn't they?

I mean, if those guards in the movie The Reader had bothered to use their heads and their moral compasses instead of just blindly following orders, wouldn't the outcome have been better? Or do you genuinely believe that always sticking to the letter of the law, regardless of the consequences, is somehow the superior way to live, just as they claimed?

And here you go again 😁 it’s like everything just bounces right off you like you're a brick wall.

I'm throwing in the towel, honestly, you're right... we're all just mindless drones, a total hive mind, from us regular folks to the cops, the courts, and the whole damn government. You just keep hitting the same notes, using the exact same arguments and phrases, posting that same stupid link that doesn't even make sense... go on then, go ahead, keep going... 🎉

crimsonsailor7 said:And here you go again 😁 it’s like everything just bounces right off you like you're a brick wall.

I'm throwing in the towel, honestly, you're right... we're all just mindless drones, a total hive mind, from us regular folks to the cops, the courts, and the whole damn government. You just keep hitting the same notes, using the exact same arguments and phrases, posting that same stupid link that doesn't even make sense... go on then, go ahead, keep going... 🎉

But you simply gloss over everything without actually answering a single question. Have you even seen the movie The Reader, which explores the potential fallout of mindlessly following rules and regulations? Did you grasp the core message of that film?

Or perhaps you missed the significance of how Spanish police officers act when they prioritize actual human beings over rigid bureaucracy?
Is it even possible to engage in a debate with you, or does every conversation inevitably devolve into you merely parroting legal statutes like a trained bird? 🤷

It looks like we’re already drifting into some deep philosophical waters here.

I thought I’d throw in a little cheat sheet to help us navigate:

morality ->philosophy
passing and amending laws ->politics
applying the law ->law
human behavior ->psychology

Sam Green73 said:It looks like we’re already drifting into some deep philosophical waters here.

I thought I’d throw in a little cheat sheet to help us navigate:

morality ->philosophy
passing and amending laws ->politics
applying the law ->law
human behavior ->psychology

If a police officer in Spain can actually engage with ethical—that is to say, philosophical—questions, why shouldn't an American officer or legal professional be just as capable? And why couldn't we examine these issues through the lens of the law during discussions with attorneys? Why is it impossible to view things that way when talking to lawyers?

In my own life, I find myself genuinely delighted whenever I encounter a lawyer or a cop who possesses the capacity to grasp nuance and context, rather than simply acting like some brainless parrot chanting "the rule is the rule" over and over again.

feralranger said:But you simply gloss over everything without actually answering a single question. Have you even seen the movie The Reader, which explores the potential fallout of mindlessly following rules and regulations? Did you grasp the core message of that film?

Or perhaps you missed the significance of how Spanish police officers act when they prioritize actual human beings over rigid bureaucracy?
Is it even possible to engage in a debate with you, or does every conversation inevitably devolve into you merely parroting legal statutes like a trained bird? 🤷

And which question, exactly, am I supposed to be answering?😕>

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
And exactly which question am I supposed to be addressing?😕

Well, I suppose I’ll answer, because why wouldn't I? But let's be perfectly clear: after you handed out three penalties and went out of your way to suppress the evidence, I can hardly view you as a fair debater. To me, you aren't a legitimate conversationalist; you are simply someone using brute force to enforce a single point of view, effectively silencing me with those three strikes just so your own narrow perspective can reign supreme.

I truly want to believe that there are still lawyers and police officers out there capable of thinking for themselves, much like those Spanish officers I saw in the news. I seem to have misplaced the link.Am I asking for too much here? I’m expecting something more than just the mindless repetition of "but the regulation is the regulation." Is that really such an unrealistic expectation?

You haven't really said anything at all.🤷

As far as evidence goes, the administration can still see every single deleted comment. And since they were just repeating the same tired points over and over again, most people here already have a pretty good idea of what they said.👍

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
You haven't offered a single word in response.🤷

What do you mean, "nothing"? Why the sudden attempt to twist my words? I clearly stated that my expectation is simply for American police officers to be capable of using their own heads, much like the Spanish officers featured in that link.

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
As far as actual evidence goes, all those deleted comments remain perfectly visible to the administration; and considering they were nothing more than the same tired rhetoric repeated ad nauseam, I suspect everyone else here is already intimately acquainted with their content anyway.👍

You’re out here actively concealing evidence from the public eye—it's nothing short of shady. Meanwhile, the administration has full visibility into all of this, leaving them perfectly positioned to decide whether they actually want to continue supporting your little echo chamber (an environment in which you, quite personally and rather deviously, always seem to take the lead).

feralranger said:

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
You haven't offered a single word in response.🤷

What do you mean, "nothing"? Why the sudden attempt to twist my words? I clearly stated that my expectation is simply for American police officers to be capable of using their own heads, much like the Spanish officers featured in that link.

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
As far as actual evidence goes, all those deleted comments remain perfectly visible to the administration; and considering they were nothing more than the same tired rhetoric repeated ad nauseam, I suspect everyone else here is already intimately acquainted with their content anyway.👍

You’re out here actively concealing evidence from the public eye—it's nothing short of shady. Meanwhile, the administration has full visibility into all of this, leaving them perfectly positioned to decide whether they actually want to continue supporting your little echo chamber (an environment in which you, quite personally and rather deviously, always seem to take the lead).

Maybe someone can share a more recent example? Like, say, something from Madrid the other day:

It appears I failed to sufficiently include the link. I was specifically referring to the individuals discussed in this article. Nowhere did I suggest that every single (and always) police officer in Spain uses their own brain.

... furthermore, I remarked on how refreshing—and frankly, quite a pleasant surprise—it is when I encounter a lawyer or a cop in real life who actually possesses the capacity to grasp context, rather than merely acting like a mindless parrot chanting, "but the regulation is the regulation."

feralranger, you're really laying it on thick, man, for crying out loud.
I mean, people tell you all the time that you just can't take something as subjective as morality and try to cram it into a legal framework. It doesn't work.

If we actually wanted to get somewhere, we should be looking at which specific paragraphs apply to the issue at hand and then doing a real analysis of whether the process was effective or useless, good or bad.
And while we're on the subject, it would be pretty eye-opening to see just how convoluted, murky, and occasionally downright nonsensical our legal system is—it practically contradicts itself half the time.

But this stuff you keep droning on about? Honestly, it has nothing to do with the law; it’s just political propaganda.
Or let me put it another way: if we’re going to talk about morality, how "moral" is it to dodge your responsibilities and try to screw over the system?

feralranger said:

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
You haven't offered a single word in response.🤷

What do you mean, "nothing"? Why the sudden attempt to twist my words? I clearly stated that my expectation is simply for American police officers to be capable of using their own heads, much like the Spanish officers featured in that link.

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
As far as actual evidence goes, all those deleted comments remain perfectly visible to the administration; and considering they were nothing more than the same tired rhetoric repeated ad nauseam, I suspect everyone else here is already intimately acquainted with their content anyway.👍

You’re out here actively concealing evidence from the public eye—it's nothing short of shady. Meanwhile, the administration has full visibility into all of this, leaving them perfectly positioned to decide whether they actually want to continue supporting your little echo chamber (an environment in which you, quite personally and rather deviously, always seem to take the lead).

I didn't ask you for the answer that happens to suit your convenience.👍

Let me reiterate:
Is there actually a moral dimension to refusing to pay off one's debts? It’s an interesting question, though perhaps more of a philosophical trap than a practical one.😕
How exactly is the police force going to decide which court rulings—or which specific regulations, for that matter—they actually feel like following, and which ones they’ll just conveniently ignore?😕

hollowtrucker77 said:feralranger, you're really laying it on thick, man, for crying out loud.
I mean, people tell you all the time that you just can't take something as subjective as morality and try to cram it into a legal framework. It doesn't work.

If we actually wanted to get somewhere, we should be looking at which specific paragraphs apply to the issue at hand and then doing a real analysis of whether the process was effective or useless, good or bad.
And while we're on the subject, it would be pretty eye-opening to see just how convoluted, murky, and occasionally downright nonsensical our legal system is—it practically contradicts itself half the time.

But this stuff you keep droning on about? Honestly, it has nothing to do with the law; it’s just political propaganda.
Or let me put it another way: if we’re going to talk about morality, how "moral" is it to dodge your responsibilities and try to screw over the system?

To my mind, true "whining" consists of encouraging people to follow the letter of the law without using a single ounce of brainpower.

Allow me to share a brief anecdote from my own life:

I was once driving home when I encountered a massive road construction site about a hundred yards ahead. This happened near an intersection where turning left is strictly prohibited by a sign. Naturally, that no-left-turn sign exists to prevent cutting off oncoming traffic, but there was absolutely no oncoming traffic to speak of, as the other side of the intersection was completely blocked by the construction zone.

Since we don't have helicopters to fly over the mess, and the sign was utterly nonsensical in this context, we all took the left turn. Just around the corner, we were intercepted by two police officers who greeted us with the classic line, "A rule is a rule." 🤣

Some drivers before us had already been shaken down for cash, but I decided to rebel a bit, attempting to explain that the sign was meaningless given the construction site blocking the crossroad.

They didn't initially possess enough integrity or common sense to grasp the situation, but eventually, they did. They didn't shake down the rest of the group of drivers stopped with me, and they eventually cleared out of there...

So, even if it was by the narrowest of margins, they realized it is far better to use one's intellect than to parrot the phrase "a rule is a rule" like a mindless bird. That link I shared was about police officers who actually exercised their conscience.

I truly wish that things like what those two officers managed to realize could also be understood by Brian Edwards6 and the other moderators on this site.

Why should a forum, which is intended to be a place for discussion, have its standards lowered to a brainless repetition of "a rule is a rule," when those two officers managed to rise above that, however tenuously?

Brian Edwards6 said:I didn't ask you for the answer that happens to suit your convenience.👍

Let me reiterate:
Is there actually a moral dimension to refusing to pay off one's debts? It’s an interesting question, though perhaps more of a philosophical trap than a practical one.😕
How exactly is the police force going to decide which court rulings—or which specific regulations, for that matter—they actually feel like following, and which ones they’ll just conveniently ignore?😕

Is it even moral to rob this country blind? To just straight-up wreck the economy? Steal millions right from under everyone's noses.

Is myth and corruption actually moral? At every single level? Honestly, it's all just part of the game.

How are you even supposed to pay off your debts when you don't have a job? Like, seriously, what are you even meant to use?
People are barely scraping by. But hey, we’re the kind of people who don't like making a scene about it. This is just how we roll. Just getting by... day after day.

A nation of masochists.

casualtinker42 said:Is it even moral to rob this country blind? To just straight-up wreck the economy? Steal millions right from under everyone's noses.

Is myth and corruption actually moral? At every single level? Honestly, it's all just part of the game.

How are you even supposed to pay off your debts when you don't have a job? Like, seriously, what are you even meant to use?
People are barely scraping by. But hey, we’re the kind of people who don't like making a scene about it. This is just how we roll. Just getting by... day after day.

A nation of masochists.

We were the ones who handpicked the people responsible for the looting and the destruction. In that sense, this was always a political issue from the jump; now, it’s simply a matter of law. Legal proceedings are already underway, and I suspect we haven't even seen the tip of the iceberg yet—there will likely be countless more cases to follow.👍

casualtinker42 said:Is it even moral to rob this country blind? To just straight-up wreck the economy? Steal millions right from under everyone's noses.

Is myth and corruption actually moral? At every single level? Honestly, it's all just part of the game.

How are you even supposed to pay off your debts when you don't have a job? Like, seriously, what are you even meant to use?
People are barely scraping by. But hey, we’re the kind of people who don't like making a scene about it. This is just how we roll. Just getting by... day after day.

A nation of masochists.

Almost every driver I pull over seems to lead with the same question: "Can we work something out?" It’s a classic. Unfortunately, around here, those kinds of negotiations still fall into a rather questionable category.👍

LeptiricaVau As stated by:
... how exactly are you supposed to settle your debts when you don't even have a job? With what, exactly?

Debt isn't some immutable law of nature. You can extend the term, negotiate a grace period, or settle on smaller installment payments—there are plenty of ways to navigate it. Honestly, in a significant number of cases, we wouldn't have even reached this point if things had been handled differently from the start.👍

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
I wasn't actually inquiring about the specific information you've chosen to provide.👍
Is there any actual morality to be found in defaulting on one's debts?😕

This is entirely beside the point, really, because the Vukics didn't exactly borrow money from anyone else—aside from the bank, of course, to which they were dutifully paying back their installments.

Since this isn't strictly relevant to our current topic, I’ll offer a broader observation: if a parent is facing the prospect of their children going hungry because there are no jobs available, and they happen to owe money to someone living a life of absolute luxury—well, honoring that debt simply isn't a moral imperative. In such a context, it would be nothing short of immoral and inhumane; it would be downright criminal to allow children to perish from starvation just to settle an account with those who have more than enough.

If you actually happen to have some cash on hand, yet you still refuse to settle that debt from ages ago... $33 If you are some sort of destitute retiree teetering on the very brink of starvation, then naturally, such an act becomes utterly reprehensible and morally loathsome.

Ultimately, everything hinges on the specific circumstances at hand, but if one truly desires an answer, they ought to start by employing a modicum of brainpower, consulting their conscience, and attempting to apply some basic human decency.

feralranger said:

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
I wasn't actually inquiring about the specific information you've chosen to provide.👍
Is there any actual morality to be found in defaulting on one's debts?😕

This is entirely beside the point, really, because the Vukics didn't exactly borrow money from anyone else—aside from the bank, of course, to which they were dutifully paying back their installments.

Since this isn't strictly relevant to our current topic, I’ll offer a broader observation: if a parent is facing the prospect of their children going hungry because there are no jobs available, and they happen to owe money to someone living a life of absolute luxury—well, honoring that debt simply isn't a moral imperative. In such a context, it would be nothing short of immoral and inhumane; it would be downright criminal to allow children to perish from starvation just to settle an account with those who have more than enough.

If you actually happen to have some cash on hand, yet you still refuse to settle that debt from ages ago... $33 If you are some sort of destitute retiree teetering on the very brink of starvation, then naturally, such an act becomes utterly reprehensible and morally loathsome.

Ultimately, everything hinges on the specific circumstances at hand, but if one truly desires an answer, they ought to start by employing a modicum of brainpower, consulting their conscience, and attempting to apply some basic human decency.

Debt isn't just about what you borrow, you know? It’s more complicated than that. People always act like debt only happens when you swipe a credit card or take out a loan from a bank like Chase, but it's deeper than just those transactions. It's built into the very fabric of how things move.

feralranger said:

Brian Edwards6 As stated by:
I wasn't actually inquiring about the specific information you've chosen to provide.👍
Is there any actual morality to be found in defaulting on one's debts?😕

This is entirely beside the point, really, because the Vukics didn't exactly borrow money from anyone else—aside from the bank, of course, to which they were dutifully paying back their installments.

Since this isn't strictly relevant to our current topic, I’ll offer a broader observation: if a parent is facing the prospect of their children going hungry because there are no jobs available, and they happen to owe money to someone living a life of absolute luxury—well, honoring that debt simply isn't a moral imperative. In such a context, it would be nothing short of immoral and inhumane; it would be downright criminal to allow children to perish from starvation just to settle an account with those who have more than enough.

If you actually happen to have some cash on hand, yet you still refuse to settle that debt from ages ago... $33 If you are some sort of destitute retiree teetering on the very brink of starvation, then naturally, such an act becomes utterly reprehensible and morally loathsome.

Ultimately, everything hinges on the specific circumstances at hand, but if one truly desires an answer, they ought to start by employing a modicum of brainpower, consulting their conscience, and attempting to apply some basic human decency.

That’s great, really. It’s just a shame that this is the topic we're stuck with. The New York TimesI mean, honestly, what else can you even say? It’s just one of those things where you look at the situation, realize how absurd it all is, and just kind of shrug. There isn't much point in overanalyzing it when the outcome feels pretty much set in stone anyway. Just another day in the life, I guess. Spot on.So, look, it’s basically what a bunch of people have been hammering home lately—both in this thread and over on the Law subreddit—that The New York Times is the one actually calling the shots when it comes to passing legislation.

Honestly, on a forum that’s laid out like this one—where you actually have dedicated sections for stuff like The New York Times coverage or legal discussions kept as separate entities—it would be nice if people actually tried to put their posts where they belong. It shouldn't be this hard to stick to the designated spots.

I don't know, man. I've been staring at this screen for an hour trying to wrap my head around it all, and honestly, it just feels like we're spinning our wheels in the sand. You look at what's happening, you read the latest deep dives in *The New Yorker*, and you realize how little actually changes. It’s always the same cycle. We talk, we argue, we pretend we're making progress, but then the sun goes down and we're right back where we started. Just another day in the grind.