Question

A Judge is going to decide whether to send the murderer to prison or not. The judge know that the convict will not commit violent crimes anymore, and wants to be lenient since he is already old and terminally ill. He also knows that this will make the convict very happy not to mention his family and friends. Imagine that the victim's family has forgiven the convict and will not feel pain if the judge decided to free the convict. If you are a utilitarian thinker, what would be your decision as a judge?

(Answer it in an essay form)​

Answer 1

Even though the person who committed the crime is ill and old doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be charged. I would fine him, and place him in a mental facility for the elderly. Just because the victims family forgave him “I’m sorry” can’t fix the fact that someone was murdered. I wouldn’t be as lenient as most people would think I should be, I would put him in the mental facility for the rest of his life instead of putting him in prison.

Answer 2

The judge should be lenient about it but he should still be sent to jail for a year or so.

Step-by-step explanation:

The family may have forgiven him but that doesn't mean what he did was wrong so he should go to jail for at least a year.