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Thomas Hobbes Laws Are Outdated

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The social contract consist of 19 laws of nature, written by Thomas Hobbes, these laws are rules that a man must follow in order to not ‘destroy’ their life. These laws generally explain how one should live their life. I believe that these laws should not be applied to all the citizens in the U.S. These laws are outdated since many things have changed since these laws were written. One of these Laws written states that we should forgive offenders who show remorse. However if we were to forgive avery criminal that shows remorse a lot of bad people would be out in our communities. Nowadays people that commit crimes get punished and go to jail or prison for their offences. A study done by the bureau of Justice Statistics in 2005 showed that 68%
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