“It was all Mrs. Bumble. She would do it," urged Mr. Bumble; first looking round, to ascertain that his partner had left the room.
That is no excuse," returned Mr. Brownlow. "You were present on the occasion of the destruction of these trinkets, and, indeed, are the more guilty of the two, in the eye of the law; for the law supposes that your wife acts under your direction."
If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass — a idiot. If that's the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is, that his eye may be opened by experience — by experience.”
Lawful excuse can obviously cover many situations, such as in emergency situations, ie saving someone from immediate danger. But me agreeing to having had my windows smashed, because I run a petrol car, “knowing” it “may” damage the environment, is a stretch to far. I am not a masochist. Note the tense here. I am not agreeing to the possibility of damage in the future because of my using petrol. It’s like me agreeing to a deserved smack round the head because someone else decides my actions deserved it.
“It was all Mrs. Bumble. She would do it," urged Mr. Bumble; first looking round, to ascertain that his partner had left the room.
That is no excuse," returned Mr. Brownlow. "You were present on the occasion of the destruction of these trinkets, and, indeed, are the more guilty of the two, in the eye of the law; for the law supposes that your wife acts under your direction."
If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass — a idiot. If that's the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is, that his eye may be opened by experience — by experience.”
Lawful excuse can obviously cover many situations, such as in emergency situations, ie saving someone from immediate danger. But me agreeing to having had my windows smashed, because I run a petrol car, “knowing” it “may” damage the environment, is a stretch to far. I am not a masochist. Note the tense here. I am not agreeing to the possibility of damage in the future because of my using petrol. It’s like me agreeing to a deserved smack round the head because someone else decides my actions deserved it.