is that they are not sorry about the crimes they commit, but rather about being caught. This is probably true in some and maybe even most cases, but not in all. Has not everyone done something in his or her life that they felt bad about, or morally convicted, and then went out and did it again? What is the difference if you feel bad about breaking your word, or robbing a bank? In both cases you feel morally convicted, but that does not mean you will not do it again. Some criminals commit crimes, serious crimes, such as murder or rape, feel horrible about it, and then go out and do it again. Does not seem like your average psycho, cold-hearted killer, but a weak-minded person will give into the temptation rather than stand up against it.All the time people act on impulses, on urges. A car cuts you off and you scream obscenities through your closed window, and maybe even issue a single-digit gesture. This was an impulse, a reaction to an action, it was not thought out carefully beforehand. The driver of the car did not think to himself, if this driver cuts me off, then I am going to scream at him and flip him the finger. To some drivers this kind of actions might be part of everyday life. No moral conviction, not even a second thought about it. While to others it might bother someone so much that they feel bad until they confess to doing this. Both cases have the driver breaking societies so-called rules of etiquette, or falling victim to road rage. The difference is the moral standard that each driver has set for him or herself. C. S. Lewis stated in the book "A Case for Christianity" that sometimes you need to suppress certain feelings and let others rise during the right time. Such as war, you must suppress all that you know about your moral conviction to kill, steal, and sabotage. You must raise up your feelings of patriotism and fight for your country. At times like this it is necessary to suppress your moral convi...
