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<p>drove him into the commission of the crime is at<lb/> an end: money of his own <unclear>comes</unclear> in, or some<lb/> friend in order to extricate him gives him a<lb/> voluntary supply: the party injured is satisfied, the<lb/> story is hushed up, and the offence is as if it<lb/> had never been.</p><lb/> <head>Quest. XIII</head><lb/> <p>Why spontaneous restitution is not made a<lb/> ground of <del><gap/></del> absolute exemption.</p><lb/><head>Reasons</head><lb/>. 1. Because if it were, it would be an encouragement<lb/> to the commission of the offence. If a man<lb/> had it in his power at any time to exempt himself<lb/> upon such terms, men who felt themselves<lb/> <del>under a compulsion</del> tempted to be dishonest would be continually<lb/> for taking their chance: and especially <del>where</del> who<lb/><del>reputation was <gap/></del> saw their reputation gone, or <lb/> thought it would be of no use to them. In such<lb/>case <del>if after the offence was committed</del> so long<lb/> as there appeared no danger of a discovery <add>a man</add> <del>he</del><lb/> would keep the goods: if such danger appeared<lb/><del>then</del> he would restore them, and then he would be<lb/>back where he was, ready to try his chance a <lb/> second time. <del>Where the non <gap/> of</del> Make the indemnity depend upon <add>the</add> | |||
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34
C
Of Theft
drove him into the commission of the crime is at
an end: money of his own comes in, or some
friend in order to extricate him gives him a
voluntary supply: the party injured is satisfied, the
story is hushed up, and the offence is as if it
had never been.
Quest. XIII
Why spontaneous restitution is not made a
ground of absolute exemption.
Reasons
. 1. Because if it were, it would be an encouragement
to the commission of the offence. If a man
had it in his power at any time to exempt himself
upon such terms, men who felt themselves
under a compulsion tempted to be dishonest would be continually
for taking their chance: and especially where who
reputation was saw their reputation gone, or
thought it would be of no use to them. In such
case if after the offence was committed so long
as there appeared no danger of a discovery a man he
would keep the goods: if such danger appeared
then he would restore them, and then he would be
back where he was, ready to try his chance a
second time. Where the non of Make the indemnity depend upon the
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penal code |
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of theft |
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::s. lay [britannia with shield motif]]] |
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alexander mavrokordatos |
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