re: #24 Obdicut
My perspective on morality come from a decade studying regularly at a Buddhist temple. That perspective states clearly that harming another person is immoral. Not disagreeing with you, it’s just a philosophical vs legal POV.

When I look at Morality and the legal system I get stuff like this-Unread as of yet apart from the abstract-

link.springer.com

One of the drawbacks of the current era of predominance of Positive Law over Natural law, is that the moral roots of criminal law are all too easily overlooked or even ignored. Yet one should always keep in mind that moral standards (and the related area of Natural Law) historically preceded any type of criminal legislation or judicial decisions. This Note describes some selected aspects of criminal law of the United States (both substantive and procedural), with occasional references to other countries where necessary. Particular attention is focused on criminal law court cases and on how they deal with morality. The author argues that much more attention should be paid to the fundamental relationship between moral values and criminal law.