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"The case lasted for almost ten years. Because the definition of 'murder' in the laws of the Federation was indeed 'illegal deprivation of the life of a natural person', and the law did not explicitly state that ghosts belonged to 'natural persons'. Also, ghosts did not have 'life'. Also, the forces that supported the belief that ghosts were not human beings were so enormous that even many ordinary citizens failed to change their old ideas. Therefore, when the case reached the final trial, the evil Cultivators were still not convicted of murder. They were only sentenced for a few insignificant misdemeanors.
"The result infuriated a lot of people, including the little girl's brother.
"It had been more than ten years since the little girl's death. The little girl's brother grew up and became a soldier of the Union Army.
"He fought valiantly in the battle against the invasion of beast tides. Unfortunately, he was sprayed by the acid of a 'Single-Horned Sour Lizard'. His left eye, left arm, and left foot were seriously corroded. The left half of his body had to be replaced by an artificial body and retired as a 'disabled soldier'.
"As a 'disabled veteran', there was nothing materially wrong with his life. However, after his sister died of illness, her soul was exploited, tortured, and destroyed by somebody else, and the enemy was found not guilty after committing the heinous crimes. Such injustice infuriated the young disabled veteran!"
"He was a very smart young man. During the ten-year trial, he taught himself all the courses about the laws of the Federation and grasped excellent debating skills. He also made a lot of friends who shared the same beliefs as him when the ideology of 'ghosts are human beings' surged. They've formed a new force in society. "
"After the final trial concluded that he was not guilty of murder, the young man made a shocking decision.
"He directly sued the government of the Federation!
"Details. There's no need to talk about it. In the end, the debate between the supporters of 'ghosts are not human beings' and the supporters of 'ghosts are human beings' was heated in the Supreme Court. It was also a trial that was broadcasted to the entire Federation. Almost all the citizens of the Federation were paying close attention to the trial.
"In the final trial, this angry young man threw out the question that I just threw out, but the way he asked it was even more intense."
"He used his cold mechanical left arm. She poked the artificial crystal heart in her chest and asked, "Am I human?"
"With the development of technology and the improvement of magical equipment and techniques, more and more people are replacing their broken limbs with artificial limbs.
"If a person's finger is necrotic and replaced with a metal prosthetic finger, is he still human?"
Jin Xinyue listened attentively and could not help nodding and saying, "Of course!"
Li Yao continued, "Then, just like this young man. He fought bravely, but unfortunately, he was wounded. Almost half of his body was gone. Even his heart has been replaced with a machine powered by spiritual energy. Can he still be considered a human? "
Jin Xinyue nodded, "Of course!"
"What if it's more than half?"
"What if 51% of the body is artificial?" Li Yao asked. What if 99% of the body was artificial? What if it is? "
He had asked the same question just now.
At that time, Jin Xinyue could have answered him easily with the law of the Federation.
But right now, after learning the cause and effect, Jin Xinyue was deep in thought.
Li Yao said, "What the infuriated young man really wanted to ask was human beings. What exactly is a human? "
"If you think that a person is equipped with artificial limbs, 10% of his body is 10%. A person whose entire body has been modified into a machine is a real 'human', but a person whose entire body has been modified into a machine is a real 'human'. A person whose body has been modified into a machine is not a real 'human'.
"Then, there must be a critical point between 10 and 10, the critical point between humans and non-humans."
"Let's say that the tipping point is 50%.
"Then, for a disabled veteran like him, if all his organs are replaced with machines powered by spiritual energy, he is still a human being.
"If he is unlucky enough to have the 'Single-Horned Sour Lizard' spit at him again, it is very likely that the organs on his body will be replaced with artificial limbs. Then, he will no longer be a human being, right?
"Obviously, such a theory is too absurd. Such a 'tipping point' can't exist. It can't exist between 50% and 90%!
"Even the brain cannot be the standard to judge a human being from an inhuman being because the technology to repair the brain with the chips of the Federation was already very advanced. Many people would implant repair chips into their brains after they suffered serious brain damage. Of course, they were human beings, too.
"Therefore, a person whose organs have been replaced with artificial bodies is still a 'human being', too!
"Then, is there such a tipping point between 100% and 100%?
"Let's say that a disabled veteran is so heavily wounded that only 0.01% of his brain cells are left. The rest of his body has been replaced with artificial bodies. According to the theory just now, he is a human being, and he can enjoy the rights of a normal person.
"What if it is not 0.01% of his brain cells but 0%?
"The number can be reduced infinitely until it reaches zero. Then, where should the so-called 'tipping point' be located? If there is still 0.00000001% of his brain cells alive, he will be a human being. If not, he will be a ghost. Won't it be too absurd?
"Aren't the so-called 'ghosts' people whose 100% organs have been damaged and replaced with artificial bodies? Then, what is the essential difference between them and the people whose organs have been replaced with artificial bodies?
"The angry young man's series of questions rendered the entire court speechless.
"Even the citizens of the Federation who were watching the live stream of the trial before the light beam began to think deeply about the essence of 'human being'.
"The lawsuit deeply influenced the formulation of the laws and policies of the Federation later.
"In the meantime, other than appealing to the law, the young man also visited the leadership of the Association of Disabled Veterans nonstop. Eventually, he won the support of the Association of Disabled Veterans. He even won the support of the entire Union Army!
"The reason is simple. Although the Grand Desolate Plateau has been pacified, the small-scale conflicts between the Union Army and the demon race are still going on. A great war with the Blood Demon Sector may even ensue in the future. Therefore, the Union Army and the Cultivators are the ones with the highest mortality rate in the Federation.
"The souls of the Cultivators are solid. It is needless to say that even the Union Army is full of vigorous young people with strong souls. The odds of them turning into ghosts after their death are much higher than that of ordinary people.
"If a soldier of the Union Army fights bravely for his motherland, he will turn into a ghost and turn into a ghost. As a result, he will lose all his rights. Other people can ravage, torture, and enslave him at will, but he will not be punished by the law. Isn't it hilarious?
"Therefore, the Union Army and the major Cultivation sects gradually leaned to the young people's side. The ideology of the entire society gradually changed, too. More and more citizens supported the idea that ghosts are human beings, and the supporters of ghosts are not human beings gradually became the minority.
"After all, nobody is immune to death. There is a chance that they will turn into ghosts after their death. Everybody has to think about the future.
"In the end, the Federation government lost the lawsuit!
"Two years later, the Federation government introduced the 'Affirmative Action for Ghosts'. For the first time, ghosts with independent will were defined as' natural persons' from a legal point of view. They were also citizens of the Federation and enjoyed all the rights. They shouldered all the obligations and were protected by the Union Army and the Cultivators!
"After more than a hundred years of integration. Now, the living and the dead of the Federation have been completely integrated. They have completely merged together, and there will no longer be any discrimination against ghost cultivators, nor will there be any cases of ghost cultivators being treated as aliens. "
Jin Xinyue's heart was pounding. She suddenly thought of something. "What about the evil Cultivators who killed the little girl? They should be convicted of murder now, right? "
"No."
A mysterious smile popped up on Li Yao's face. "The law is not retroactive. Their murder charges have been ruled to be unfounded in the final trial. How can they be punished for their past crimes after a new law is established?"
"In fact, the few crimes that they were convicted of were very minor. They were released from prison a year before the 'Affirmative Action for Ghosts' was introduced. They were free and happy again."
"Fine!"
Jin Xinyue frowned. For some reason, she felt somewhat regretful about the old case from more than a hundred years ago.
Ever since she became a human being, her emotions seemed to have become more and more abundant.
However, she felt that her master's smile was very weird. She thought of something and asked, "Is there a story behind this?"
Li Yao smiled and said, "There is no story. It's just that the scumbags were killed by the young man's comrades half a year after they were released from prison, which was one month before the 'Affirmative Action for Ghosts' was introduced!"
Jin Xinyue was stunned and said, "I thought that since the young man chose to appeal, he wanted to use the law as a weapon. I didn't expect that he still broke the law and lynched them."
Li Yao said, "It's true that he lynched them, but he might not have broken the law. The Union Army is the defender of the country, so naturally, they are also the defender of the law. Why would they knowingly break the law?"
"Although the young man's comrades were all prosecuted, they were all acquitted in the end. Their murder charges were also not established!"
Jin Xinyue did not understand. "Why? Was the court pressured by the Union Army?"
Li Yao said, "Of course not! Because, technically speaking, before the 'Affirmative Action for Ghosts' was officially introduced, the young man's comrades were all ghosts, not 'humans'. "
Jin Xinyue: "Ah?"
Li Yao said, "Do you understand now? The young man's comrades were all spectral Cultivators who sacrificed themselves valiantly on the battlefield, leaving their souls behind!
"Before the 'Affirmative Action for Ghosts' was introduced, the Xing Yao Federation did not acknowledge the human rights of ghosts.
"Ghosts are not humans. Therefore, killing a ghost is not a crime of 'murder'. That was the basis on which the evil Cultivators were found not guilty.
"Here comes the question. If it is not murder for a human to kill a ghost, then what about a ghost?
"After the revenge case, when people looked back at the laws of the Federation, they discovered, to their surprise, that the Federation had been waging war against the demon race since it was founded and regarded the demon race as the most fundamental threat. Therefore, there were too many laws against the demon race to count, but none of them addressed the crime of 'ghost killing'!
"It was quite understandable, too. Even in the world of ancient Cultivators, it was impossible for the government to make any laws about how ghosts should be punished, right? At that time, it was the Cultivators who shouldered the responsibility of 'slaying ghosts and demons'. When ghosts killed human beings, the monks, Daoists, and Cultivators were there to eliminate them.
"But right now, it is a new era and a society ruled by law. What matters most is the rule of law. The Cultivation sects have to work, train, and serve justice according to the law, too!
"Before the 'Affirmative Action for Ghosts' was introduced, the comrades who sacrificed themselves were not 'humans' in the legal sense. How could they be convicted of 'murder'?
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