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    It is not the case that Laws should concern outward conduct rather than thoughts or dreams

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.Some mental states—like intent, premeditation, or mens rea—are legally inseparable from the wrongful act itself.
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    • 2.A law prohibiting only outward conduct without reference to intent cannot distinguish murder from accidental homicide.
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    • 3.If law must assess inner states to correctly classify conduct, the strict thought/action boundary Montesquieu draws is incoherent.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Kant argued that a will consistently directed toward wrongdoing possesses culpability independent of whether circumstances permit its expression.
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    • 2.If moral desert tracks the quality of the will rather than outcomes, a purely conduct-based law systematically mismeasures blameworthiness.
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    • 3.A legal system grounded in justice rather than mere social order cannot remain wholly indifferent to the inner states that ground desert.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.An innocent person must be able to prove his or her innocence
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    • 2.A person can attempt to prove that they did not perform some action, but cannot prove that they never had some thought
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    • 3.Laws should make it as easy as possible for an innocent person to prove innocence
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