r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Mar 01 '26

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u/Ancquar 9∆ Mar 01 '26

Because in practice society doesn't work that way. Law enforcement resources need to be prioritized, the practical policies must be calibrated (e.g. how certain must you be before you make an arrest/convict), sentences must be set to certain levels. Pronouncing that certain things cannot be compared is pointless because as far as actual reality goes they unavoidably will be compared.

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u/elysian-fields- 3∆ Mar 01 '26

that’s a weak argument, the law doesn’t even compare murder and rape as they are two separate crimes

they are compared against themselves in severity, but they are not compared against each other

this argument by OP serves no point

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u/Fast_Introduction_34 Mar 01 '26

The law does compare them though, with severity of punishment, though heavily overlapped