Using Kant's Ethical Formalism, If the Police Were to Operate

question 8

Multiple Choice

Using Kant's ethical formalism, if the police were to operate as if every law included an absolute duty to make arrests

• A) America's jails, courtrooms, and prisons would be filled beyond their capacity
• B) criminal justice expenditures would skyrocket
• C) America's entire criminal justice system would grind to a halt
• D) all of the above

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