Love as a Determiner of Socially Dangerous Acts

The work mainstreams such a negative manifestation of love, as its ability to be a determiner of socially dangerous acts. It is justified that love can act as both an independent cause (motive) for the commitment of such acts, and determining this commitment through the induced emotions: jealousy, compassion, vengeance, autoagressive state. The article presents the results of the author's sociological research proving the criminal essence of love. Realizing a highly spiritual nature of the feeling in question, a legislator provides for easing of punishment for such crimes committed on grounds of compassion, as well as by virtue of the immoral behaviour of the victim. In this perspective the article raises an issue of euthanasia. The author of the paper adheres to the opinion on admissibility and reasonability of the permission of this procedure, citing the results of sociological research according to which society supports its implementation. In this regard, the author dwells upon the need for normative regulation of euthanasia in Russia. The study concludes that crimes, based on the motive of love, called by the author "love crimes", deserve recognition as the object of scientific research, having all the characteristics of independent directions in the development of contemporary criminological thought. Love, despite its perception as generally positive, life-affirming and socially approved feeling, ontologically has sufficiently high criminal capability, determining different kinds of crimes, due to irresistible desire to cause harm to the abuser of the object of the feeling, to protect a loved one (close) person from something, or a desire to improve his quality of life. Unfortunately, the work on the prevention of "love crimes" is very difficult due to the complexity of suppressing various feelings in a person (such as jealousy, revenge, etc.) aimed at protection and rescue of this love (the object of amorous feelings). Most people prefer not to let outsiders into their life, including the State, within the scope of the permission of their interpersonal intimate relationships.

crime, love, love crimes, determiners of crime, vigilante justice, compassion, jealousy, euthanasia, suicide

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