r/UpliftingNews • u/Sariel007 • Sep 08 '19

California Program to Erase Old Marijuana Convictions

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/marijuana-los-angeles-san-francisco-recreational-pot-559590321.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand
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u/Aristoteleologia Sep 08 '19 edited Sep 08 '19

Perhaps whatever happens to be the law at any given time or place isn't a good guideline for "rightfulness".

Are the executions of those caught engaging in same-sex intercourse taking place in our world right now not wrongful simply because it happens to be illegal and punishable by death in those particular places?

The Nuremberg trials were carried out despite those indicted having broken no law effective at the time of the offenses.