Why is there a different punishment for attempted murder and murder? The fact that someone failed to murder someone does not make him a morally better person than a person who did succeed in murder.
Law is different from morals. If the victim(s) do not die, the family will be less unhappy, so the punishment is lighter. It is law, not the Ten Commandments.
Why is there a different punishment for attempted murder and murder? The fact that someone failed to murder someone does not make him a morally better person than a person who did succeed in murder.
You cannot punish someone for a crime they did not commit.
I guess you could say if you punched someone in the face its assault. But if you were punished for armed assault thats wrong?
Punching someone in the face is battery. Assault is attempting to commit battery, through threats or demonstrating your attacks.
The analogy of this is, if you were charged with punching someone in the face when you OBVIOUSLY didn't punch him in the face, then you shouldn't be charged with battery.
Different offenses are good. Bunching groups together is bad. That's not really how law goes.
The blood has to spill and the victim has to breathe his last breath before a murder has been commited. The one who attempts but fails can still be rehabilitated, according to the law. What needs stronger reform is the blanket coverage called "mentally ill". Excuse me, but when, excluding self-defense, was murder ever considered sane? Even the soldier has a very tough time after taking the life of another human being! What I find equally disturbing is when a busy 3-way intersection will send out the goons who just sit in their air-conditioned cars and count the number of accidents before government decides it's time to install a traffic light.
You know, I agree. Does someone have to be killed for killers to be locked up!?! The only thing is that "logically" they never did kill anyone, so they can't be convicted of murder.
