A Judge is going to decide whether to send the murderer to prison or not. The judge know that the convict will not commit violent crimes anymore, and wants to be lenient since he is already old and terminally ill. He also knows that this will make the convict very happy not to mention his family and friends. Imagine that the victim's family has forgiven the convict and will not feel pain if the judge decided to free the convict. If you are a utilitarian thinker, what would be your decision as a judge?

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Anton Jordan

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30 August, 06:52

A Judge is going to decide whether to send the murderer to prison or not. The judge know that the convict will not commit violent crimes anymore, and wants to be lenient since he is already old and terminally ill. He also knows that this will make the convict very happy not to mention his family and friends. Imagine that the victim's family has forgiven the convict and will not feel pain if the judge decided to free the convict. If you are a utilitarian thinker, what would be your decision as a judge?

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Johnny Doyle · Answer 1

The judge should be lenient about it but he should still be sent to jail for a year or so.

Explanation:

The family may have forgiven him but that doesn't mean what he did was wrong so he should go to jail for at least a year.