Reference no: EM133301924
Assignment:
Analyze the case from a moral (not necessarily legal) point of view. What do you think Socrates would say?
CASE:
By Divine Command?
In a Law and Order episode entitled "Under God,"11 a priest, Father Hogan, confesses to murdering a drug dealer. His justification? That God told him to do it. The drug dealer had sold drugs to a parishioner, who later died of an overdose, leaving behind a bereaved father. In explaining his actions, Hogan states, "A man was destroying my community, poisoning my neighbors. I prayed for guidance, and the guidance I received was that I should kill him."
Father Hogan's lawyer, Wheeler, files a defense based on Father Hogan's claim that he received direct guidance from God. Wheeler argues that if the jury accepts the existence of God, then they cannot deny a defense that is predicated on that existence. McCoy, the prosecutor, objects that "if a layperson tries to exert a 'God Told Me To' defense, the court would render him incompetent to stand trial." Wheeler retorts: "So, if you talk to God, you're pious; and if he talks back, you're crazy?"
A psychological exam later confirms that Father Hogan is perfectly competent and not at all crazy. And Father Hogan is fully convinced that the instructions he received were authentic.
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