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Fountain
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A lawyer defended his client, who was charged with burglary:
"My client stuck his arm through the open window and took a few measly things. His arm is not all of him, and I can not understand how you can punish the ntire individual for something that only his arm is guilty of."
"Well put," said the judge. "Now, in order to follow your type of logic, I'm sentencing the arm of the accused to one year in prison. The accused can accompany his arm, or, if he wants, he may let the arm spend the time in prison all by itself. It's up to him to make the decision."
The accused smiled, and with the help of his lawyer, he removed his artificial arm, put it on the table, and left the courtroom.
"My client stuck his arm through the open window and took a few measly things. His arm is not all of him, and I can not understand how you can punish the ntire individual for something that only his arm is guilty of."
"Well put," said the judge. "Now, in order to follow your type of logic, I'm sentencing the arm of the accused to one year in prison. The accused can accompany his arm, or, if he wants, he may let the arm spend the time in prison all by itself. It's up to him to make the decision."
The accused smiled, and with the help of his lawyer, he removed his artificial arm, put it on the table, and left the courtroom.
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