Presidential Indictments and How We Justify Bad Acts

Holding the Other Side to a Higher Standard

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We’ve all heard people excuse immoral or unethical behavior in many different ways. One of the more common involves pointing out that the act wasn’t a criminal offense. When someone they like does something wrong, we hear about how “it wasn’t a crime.” Minimizing the act in this way makes it easier for…