The Invincible Criminal

Imagine that you will lose your pension or become a victim of a mortgage fraud because your bank account's funds have disappeared overnight. According to the report of the National Criminal Justice Committee in 1996, the annual cost of white-collar crime was between $ 130 billion and $ 721 billion, 7 to 25 times higher than traditional crime or street crime (Conklin, 2010, p .71). ) White collar crime in the United States is considered a theft by a wealthy and respected legitimate enterprise that has not been established like normal fraud or fraud or is not going to go bankrupt.

In the hypothetical case, a famous athlete (you choose this sport) defines himself as invincible and is too famous to be legally responsible for his criminal acts I will. He was later found guilty. Politicians (you choose the party and level of governance) believe that his / her voters will tolerate anything. No one will be surprised when he / she is not reelected. What is important is that when we define our situation as a reality, we act as if it were a reality (regardless of the objective fact of the matter).

Without the first part invincibility, we are not responsible. Proof Since they are human behavior, we are only responsible for their actions. Because now it is done through invincible ignorance, the act is not a human act; in this respect, the important element of human behavior is the lack of knowledge. Therefore, we are not responsible for actions taken through invincible ignorance. Part 2 Ignorance ignorance does not save us from responsibility. Proof It is optional as this ignorance may have been canceled if such intention is made. Because any separation of action taken is caused by our voluntary ignorance, it becomes spontaneous for that cause. However, as mentioned above (No. 50, 51), the spontaneous character of the cause affects the morals of action and we are responsible for the morals of action. Therefore, ignorance ignorance does not save us from responsibility.