Comments on: Guilt? http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/13/guilt/ The remarkable and unremarkable about humans and the effect of their behaviour Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ruth Thompson http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/13/guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Ruth Thompson Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:56:45 +0000 http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/?p=120#comment-7 You're absolutely right.... context and environment would impact how Gill and June are viewed and how quickly they are judged. I think it's good that we have the ability to think before going along with mob rule... You’re absolutely right…. context and environment would impact how Gill and June are viewed and how quickly they are judged. I think it’s good that we have the ability to think before going along with mob rule…

]]> By: CR http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/13/guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-6 CR Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:35:24 +0000 http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/?p=120#comment-6 Maybe you should have been a smart-ass barrister? However as I've found out, other parts of the world don't do barristers, courts etc. Where I am, the locals would put old tyres over Gill and June's heads, torch them and that would be that! They should at least have a fair trial first and a chance for mob-anger to subside! Maybe you should have been a smart-ass barrister?

However as I’ve found out, other parts of the world don’t do barristers, courts etc. Where I am, the locals would put old tyres over Gill and June’s heads, torch them and that would be that! They should at least have a fair trial first and a chance for mob-anger to subside!

]]> By: Ruth Thompson http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/13/guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Ruth Thompson Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:49:42 +0000 http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/?p=120#comment-5 Indeed. Intentions are a vital part of guilt but what about the result of their actions as opposed to the end result? In this case June would argue that Jon never drank the poison. Gill would claim that she only deprived Jon of poisoned water. They’re both right, but still Jon is dead. In fact Gill could even claim that she 'saved' Jon from drinking water that would have surely killed him. So are they both guilty of attempted murder only? Indeed. Intentions are a vital part of guilt but what about the result of their actions as opposed to the end result? In this case June would argue that Jon never drank the poison. Gill would claim that she only deprived Jon of poisoned water. They’re both right, but still Jon is dead. In fact Gill could even claim that she ‘saved’ Jon from drinking water that would have surely killed him. So are they both guilty of attempted murder only?

]]> By: CR http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/13/guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-4 CR Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:15:01 +0000 http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/?p=120#comment-4 They both wanted him dead; they both did things that were intended to kill him; they both got the desired outcome. Lock 'em up! They both wanted him dead; they both did things that were intended to kill him; they both got the desired outcome. Lock ‘em up!

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