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Old 07-14-2012, 10:30 AM   #830
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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg View Post
Suppose that I shoplift a $10 book from Barnes and Noble and then put my $10 bill in the bucket of someone right outside the door collecting for cancer research. I haven't done it, but somebody has! The consequence of that theft was, I hope we both agree, good. Do you seriously think I should then be excused from all legal sanctions for my theft?

The donation should be a mitigating factor at sentencing. But if you agree with me that a little punishment -- a moderate fine without a criminal record -- makes sense here, we just made out our judgment based on a combination of consequences and rules.
But the donation is not a necessary consequence of the theft. It's an entirely separate action. So I'm not sure what point you're making.
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