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<p>Why ignorance of the Law is not made a | <p><!-- slightly indented -->Why ignorance of the Law is not made a | ||
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be perfectly ascertained . See | be perfectly ascertained . See above Quest. 2. | ||
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N. B. It <del>can not be with</del> could not with propriety | |||
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be stiled a ground of justification <del>or <gap/></del> because | |||
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it does not either take away or outweigh | |||
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the mischief . | |||
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of extenuation ? | |||
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<p>1 . Because punishment would be inefficacious | |||
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See above Quest . I . | |||
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Of Extenuations — reasons
Quest III
Why ignorance of the Law is made a ground
of extenuation ?
Reasons
Because punishment in this case would be
inefficacious . In this case also there is no
punishment before his eyes : there is none therefore
that can have any effect on him .
See above Quest . 1 .
Quest . IV
Why ignorance of the Law is not made a
ground of total exemption ?
<lb>
Reasons
1. Because the matter of fact can scarcely
be perfectly ascertained . See above Quest. 2.
N. B. It can not be with could not with propriety
be stiled a ground of justification or because
it does not either take away or outweigh
the mischief .
Quest V
Why innocence of intention is made a ground
of extenuation ?
Reasons
1 . Because punishment would be inefficacious
See above Quest . I .
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jeremy bentham |
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