The Judge's Dilemma
Heinz did break into the store. He stole the drug and gave it to his wife. Heinz was arrested and brought to court. a jury was selected. The jury's job is to find whether a person is innocent or guilty of committing a crime. The jury finds Heinz guilty. It is up to the judge to determine the sentence.
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Should the judge give Heinz some sentence, or should he suspend the sentence and let Heinz go free? *
Why is that best? *
Thinking in terms of society, should people who break the law be punished? *
Why or why not? *
How does this apply to how the judge should decide? *
Heinz was doing what his conscience told him when he stole the drug. Should a lawbreaker be punished if they are acting out of conscience? *
Why or why not? *
Thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for the judge to do? *
 Why? *
The dilemma and questions come from Colby, Anne, Lawrence Kohlberg, Betsy Speicher, Alexandra Hewer, Daniel Candee, John Gibbs, and Clark Power. "The Measurement of Moral Judgment, Volume II: Standard Issue Scoring Manual." New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
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