Laws are just codified statements of a society's morals. But, with your position of:
"It's only illegal if I get convicted!"
You know who you sound like? Trump and every other criminal.
Yes, I am more than qualified to criticize your moral compass if this is your position. The fact that many people today think like you do is testament to the fact that we SHOULD be criticizing people for their "flexible" morals.
Your conflating a legal definition (which is a very narrow one) with a reality.
Life isn’t a courtroom.
If you think something is only illegal/immoral only when decided by a court…
A) you’re part of what’s wrong with America today and,
B) your moral compass is pretty jacked up.
Wrong is wrong. Illegal is illegal - even if you don’t get caught.
This should be an easy concept to grasp, but apparently it’s is difficult for a great many people - yourself included.
Laws are just codified statements of a society's morals. But, with your position of:
"It's only illegal if I get convicted!"
You know who you sound like? Trump and every other criminal.
Yes, I am more than qualified to criticize your moral compass if this is your position. The fact that many people today think like you do is testament to the fact that we SHOULD be criticizing people for their "flexible" morals.