The Purge

Hello All, I see that a new movie is coming out in a few and it is called 'The Purge'. It has a neat story line. The idea is that once every year from March 21 at 7 pm until March 22 at 7 am (one 12 hour period per year), all crimes are deemed legal (that is to say that that anything normally illegal, yes that includes murder, is now legal when committed during that 12 hour period). The ideal is that it purges the mind, soul, and conscience and allows one to live a better life the other 364.5 of the year. Within this setting the crime rates, poverty, b betrayals, and unemployment all dropped drastically in numbers after the enactment of this law by the government (all medical, emergency, and law enforcement are suspended during this 12 hour period as well). By allowing the purge to occur, citizens are expected to use this period to "cleanse" their souls of greed, jealousy, and hatred through the actions they choose to cleanse themselves or they can sequester themselves away and p rotect their property and loved ones (all while still supporting the ideal behind the purge). The question becomes that one's activities during this period are directly reflective of their morals as societal laws would dictate nothing to keep people in line during the purge. Would anyone act differently towards their "offenders" during this purge period if it were to happen in real life. I have been really thinking hard about this as I can see it in myself at times to "react" to what I have been dealt ("just as my WS "reacted" during their actions of betrayal). I ask this as I see lots of posts where people have to remind others to not do something lest they like time ion jail. This would eliminate that warning for one 12 hour period a year. My WS and I got into a discussion about this and didn't really dwell on actions but I could tell it was in the back of both our minds. I asked my WS if the purge really existed, would that have changed thoughts and actions on what has been done, knowing that the actions could be called held accountable on that one day. After hesitation the answer was probably not as no thought about consequences was given during the action. I know within myself it created a moral conundrum and wondered what it would have done to others that face challenges in their life that could easily be overcome with one night of reactions? I guess I need to add that I don't blame my WS for the breakdown of our marriage completely,I have my own parts to own, and these could also play a part in the way we would react in such a society governed by that law. My exposure of the A could also be called into play whether I would or not, knowing that it could actually cause me physical harm as well. Given that, I would still expose and carry on the ay I have, but am not sure if I would push it that one night a year??

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