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    Collective responsibility requires a structured decision-... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Crowds and rioters are appropriate sites of collective responsibility.

    Collective responsibility requires a structured decision-procedure or organizational framework through which the group can act as a unit (French, 1984).

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    • 1.Without formal procedures, groups lack unified agency and cannot be held morally accountable as entities distinct from members.
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    • 2.Organizational frameworks enable consistent decision-making that reflects group intent, not just aggregated individual preferences.
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    • 3.Legal and institutional systems require identifiable decision procedures to assign responsibility and enforce accountability fairly.
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    • 1.Informal groups (families, communities) demonstrate collective responsibility without formal procedures, suggesting structure isn't necessary.
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    • 2.Requiring structured procedures may exempt informal networks from accountability while protecting bureaucratic organizations unfairly.
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    • 3.Individual members retain moral agency within groups; responsibility can exist without treating the group as a separate legal entity.
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