If Violence Is In Genes - Should The Courts Be Lenient In Punishments

@thebigk • Oct 23, 2024

Oct 23, 2024

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Researchers have indicated that there are certain genes in humans that are linked to the violent behavior. MAOA is such a gene in the DNA that humans have no control over. Most interestingly this study was used in a 2009 trial in Italy and led to reduction in the punishment of a murder.

What do you think? Should the courts be lenient in punishment if the actual controller of your action is your genes; which you got from your parents?

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Sarathkumar Chandrasekaran

@sarathkumar-FEGRPw • Jun 4, 2014

It is little confusing and tough to decide between the sides but i think the judgement should consider the situation of the act/ surrounding environment and brought up in addition to evidence .I don't think its fully affected by genes.May be they can decrease the level of judgement.
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Jun 5, 2014

Yep - this is indeed a tough debate; and that's why I decided to start it here.
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Gurwinder Singh

@gurwinder-6v01b4 • Jun 6, 2014

Hello sir
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Anoop Mathew

@anoop-FRTf1L • Jun 8, 2014

Kaustubh Katdare
Researchers have indicated that there are certain genes in humans that are linked to the violent behavior. MAOA is such a gene in the DNA that humans have no control over. Most interestingly this study was used in a 2009 trial in Italy and led to reduction in the punishment of a murder.

What do you think? Should the courts be lenient in punishment if the actual controller of your action is your genes; which you got from your parents?
Crime requires punishment. This is the only option to filter out the mentally/physically/genetically outrageous people who live amid-st us. It's not as if the crime was committed ignorantly.
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