http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2007/07/right-v-legal-example.html the tao of criminal-defense trial lawyering Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:39:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2007/07/right-v-legal-example.html/comment-page-1#comment-2020 If Illegal ? Wrong, What Does “Wrong” Mean? : Defending People Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:54:21 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=182#comment-2020 [...] wrote, in response to this post: I’m willing to accept that the protesters actions (or any action for that matter) are [...] [...] wrote, in response to this post: I’m willing to accept that the protesters actions (or any action for that matter) are [...]

]]> http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2007/07/right-v-legal-example.html/comment-page-1#comment-180 Adam Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:07:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=182#comment-180 I'm willing to accept that the protesters actions (or any action for that matter) are wrong, but not on the basis of such a bald statement as the "protesters' acts are legal, but wrong." Wrong because you say so? Wrong because a vast majority of society disapproves of their actions? Wrong because rude is the same thing as wrong? Admittedly, you were just providing an example, as indicated by your title. But without defining "right" or "wrong", there's not much point in discussing the difference between right and legal. I'm hoping you were going for something more than "I know it when I see it." I’m willing to accept that the protesters actions (or any action for that matter) are wrong, but not on the basis of such a bald statement as the “protesters’ acts are legal, but wrong.” Wrong because you say so? Wrong because a vast majority of society disapproves of their actions? Wrong because rude is the same thing as wrong? Admittedly, you were just providing an example, as indicated by your title. But without defining “right” or “wrong”, there’s not much point in discussing the difference between right and legal. I’m hoping you were going for something more than “I know it when I see it.”

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