Reinvigorated Passions

I had focused this week on torts, and learning about the intricacies involved in the process to determine fault. The most difficult concept to grasp was the idea of conscious harm, and how an involuntary response can still keep you at fault. For example, a person going through an epileptic seizure cannot be blamed for causing damages to another being as no one can consciously decide to have a seizure, yet if you catch a ball by reflex and hurt another person, since you decided to catch the ball, the damages were of your own volition. While a tough concept to grasp at first, when reminded that volitional decisions are only part of the decisions on rulings, and the examples were just that. The most important factor in deciding if a case can be brought to court is intent, as one must have the knowledge that their actions will bring about damages with reasonable certainty in order to be prosecuted.

These were the most interesting concepts for me, and reading on this topic has invigorated a desire to consume more legal writings. It is quite alluring to constantly be face to face with these philosophically complex topics that involve smaller concepts and build up on every little detail.