Activity‌‌No.

2:‌‌Doing‌‌Philosophy‌  ‌
Andrea‌‌Joyce‌‌V.‌‌Claveria‌ ‌12‌‌ABM‌  ‌
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Based‌‌on‌‌the‌‌case‌‌study‌‌presented‌‌about‌‌the‌‌case‌‌of‌‌Mr.‌‌A‌‌B.‌‌C,‌‌answer‌‌these‌‌two‌‌
 
fundamental‌‌questions:‌  ‌

1.‌ ‌If‌‌you‌‌were‌‌the‌‌judge,‌ ‌can‌‌you‌‌sentence‌ ‌Mr.‌‌A.‌‌B.‌‌C‌ ‌to‌‌prison‌‌at‌‌this‌‌time‌‌and‌‌with‌‌a ‌‌

heavier‌‌penalty?‌‌    ‌

● If‌‌I‌‌were‌‌the‌‌judge,‌‌I‌‌would‌‌not‌‌impose‌‌a‌‌harsher‌‌sentence‌‌and‌‌send‌‌Mr.‌‌A.‌‌B.‌‌C‌‌to‌‌
 
prison‌‌this‌‌time‌‌because‌‌he‌‌suffers‌‌from‌‌mental‌‌illness‌‌and‌‌did‌‌not‌‌plan‌‌to‌‌steal.‌‌He‌‌  
suffers‌‌from‌‌Kleptomania,‌‌which‌‌is‌‌not‌‌a‌‌legal‌‌defense‌‌to‌‌theft,‌‌not‌‌even‌‌insanity.‌‌ 
Individuals‌‌are‌‌held‌‌accountable‌‌for‌‌their‌‌conduct‌‌unless‌‌it‌‌can‌‌be‌‌demonstrated‌‌that‌‌  
they‌‌lack‌‌self-control‌‌fully.‌‌For‌‌a‌‌mental‌‌hospital,‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌is‌‌usually‌‌less‌‌than‌‌for‌‌
 
a‌‌prison‌‌sentence.‌  ‌

2.‌‌Can‌‌a‌ ‌person‌‌be‌‌accountable‌‌for‌‌his‌‌acts‌‌if‌‌these‌‌are‌‌beyond‌‌his‌‌control?‌  ‌
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● Kleptomania‌‌and‌‌other‌‌comparable‌‌behaviors,‌‌if‌‌proven‌‌beyond‌‌a‌‌reasonable‌‌doubt,‌‌are‌‌  
extenuating‌‌circumstances‌‌that‌‌diminish‌‌one's‌‌responsibility‌‌and‌‌accountability,‌‌but‌‌they‌‌  
cannot‌‌abolish‌‌one's‌‌responsibility‌‌and‌‌accountability,‌‌as‌‌in‌‌the‌‌instance‌‌of‌‌Mr.‌‌A‌‌B.‌‌C.‌  ‌

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