Malum in se refers to acts that are crimes because they are inherently morally wrong.
Malum prohibitum refers to acts that are crimes only because they have been forbidden under the law.
For the malum prohibitum category, you better believe that most of us are avoiding those acts mostly out of a cost benefit analysis of getting punished for it.
Which acts are truly immoral in themselves, though, depends on context and personal moral system.
ITT: a lot of people who don’t commit crimes because they’re afraid they’d get caught instead of, you know, ethics.
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Malum in se refers to acts that are crimes because they are inherently morally wrong.
Malum prohibitum refers to acts that are crimes only because they have been forbidden under the law.
For the malum prohibitum category, you better believe that most of us are avoiding those acts mostly out of a cost benefit analysis of getting punished for it.
Which acts are truly immoral in themselves, though, depends on context and personal moral system.