We had a hands-on experience of deciding if an act is murder or not. I have been always interested in law because of my limited exposure to it. I think it is interesting to see the nuances and thought process to decide if a situation is judged fairly and an appropriate decision is imposed upon the violater. During my trip to Vietnam, my friend and I had sat next to a lawyer who owns a law firm and to my interest in philosophy, I asked him if he believes in morality. He answered that once you are in in this industry, there is no morality. I was shook when I heard it but I think I realised his position during the discussion after movie, even when we have the evidence(scenes) right in front of us to decide on if it is a murder case or not.
Rose Scholars Fall 2018
Endless possibilities
Law is almost a hard science. Statistics show hard science students are some of the best at the LSAT (for admissions into law school). Law examines evidence objectively that you could say it is divorced of morality altogether. The goal is to prove whether someone did or did not do something through the use of evidence, and assign punishments according to the verdicts. However, lawyers may be able to defend their clients by citing the circumstances under which the law was broken in order to justify their actions, such as in extenuating circumstances.