Wise Words On Wednesday: The benefits of the law
Last week on Facebook I was on a thread which was discussing abortion. One person said that they believed abortion killed a human life, but she also thought it should be legal. This seemed like a very strange opinion to hold, so I asked why she thought this way. The response I received was as follows:
“Ethical behaviour is not brought about law, all that brings is the fear of being caught.”
Person on Facebook, explaining why abortion should remain legal
I responded to this using my favourite Martin Luther quotation…
“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.”
Martin Luther King Jr.