If humans are innately evil, then there is no good done in allowing the people freedoms, as one must be harsh and unmerciful when dealing with those who would break the social construct of morality. There is no need for lenience, as all those punished were guilty of other crimes ― evil does not deserve good in this imagining of the world. If instead the assertion that wrongdoing is a product of circumstance rather than an innate trait held in common, then a free and open society becomes desirable
If humans are innately evil, then there is no good done in allowing the people freedoms, as one must be harsh and unmerciful when dealing with those who would break the social construct of morality. There is no need for lenience, as all those punished were guilty of other crimes ― evil does not deserve good in this imagining of the world. If instead the assertion that wrongdoing is a product of circumstance rather than an innate trait held in common, then a free and open society becomes desirable