Justified irresponsibility

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"Justified irresponsibility"" is a term used in sociology, particularly Structural-functionalism, to describe arguments such as the below:

"It is good that I litter because this allows the custodian to have a job."

or

"It is good that I murder so that cops can find employment."

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Justified_irresponsibility" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justified_irresponsibility, used under the GNU Free Documentation License