Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-226878-20150710200046/@comment-27087951-20151116224522

174.89.110.232 wrote:

Long story short: unpopular laws are often broken by the masses either from necessity or as a type of freedom fighting. The issue was how many of the people of the time  would consider Robin Hood a criminal?

When an unpopular law doesn't change quickly enough the masses may ignore the technicality that it's legal. Stealing, is a crime, has always been a crime, and will always be a crime. It has been a crime since ancient times. Stealing from the nobles is even worse. In the eyes of everyone Hood was a criminal, especially in the eyes of the nobility, who were the ones in charge, the ones that made and upheld the laws.

If a man steals your wallet, he's a criminal. If a man steals the wallet of the president, he's a criminal. It has always been like this, and is still like this, only a complete idiot fully disconected from the world would think otherwise.

Whether "unpopular laws" change over time is completely irrelevant. Or do you honestly think "Stealing is a Crime" is an "unpopular law"?

Literally everyone knew Robin Hood was a criminal. The only thing is that while the nobles hated him, the commoners didn't as Robin was on their side and he helped them. But it doesn't change anything about what he is: A criminal.

If a man steals the wallet of the CEO of a big-name company, and gives you the money in said wallet, does he stop being a criminal? Don't make me laugh.