A cartoonist's response to Adrian Peterson's child beating.

[Travis]

Here is a comic that I finished today. I'm presenting it here first.

Please share the image if you think it has value.

 

 

 

Any critiques?

[dsayers]

My critique is that it's a utilitarian argument, making it inferior to a moral argument. Morality already provides for self-interest by being internally consistent. I've made the case before that morality is the default simply because its integral to our self-preservation. The guy that assaults somebody has a greater risk of undesired things happening to him compared to the same guy that doesn't assault somebody for example.

 

Still, it's great that the anti-assaulting children message is getting out. I for one can identify. My father is perpetually dumbfounded as to why I don't spend any more time with him than he forces me to for the sake of benefiting from the effects of my labor.

[Josh F]

Well spankers are big on "teaching consequences" so maybe it will appeal

[Travis]

@dsayers: Thanks for replying! I should edit the post to make it clear that I am the cartoonist and this forum is the first place the comic has been seen. I just finished it this morning.

 

I agree that it is an inferior argument but I think it may have some positive effect, if people see the comic.

 

Sorry to hear that your dad acts so dumbfounded.

 

@Josh F: Thanks! That's what I was thinking too.

[SamuelS]

My critique is that it's a utilitarian argument, making it inferior to a moral argument...morality is the default simply because its integral to our self-preservation. The guy that assaults somebody has a greater risk of undesired things happening to him compared to the same guy that doesn't assault somebody for example.

See what you did there? Morality > utility because morality == utility.