The law "be kind" could in principle fulfill this purpose too, it is essentially the non-aggression principle of the libertarian movement.
I have never heard the doctrine of kindness from a libertarian. Kindness is a good deal more positive than non-aggression.
Just as the "brother's keeper" and "good Samaritan" principles articulated by Jesus was a good deal more positive than the 10 commandments.
But, different from the non-aggression principle, it can be much easier misinterpreted. It is so vague that it cannot be reasonably used as a law.
But it's
not being compared to this non-aggression principle you've just introduced. It's being compared to religious doctrine.
Indeed, it would not [mitigate the "horrors" of democratic legislation]. Be kind and follow all the laws written by the state would be the interpretation given by the state.
How is that second sentence a consequence of "Be kind" Obedience is not kindness. State laws are based far more extensively on religious traditions than they are on the principles of kindness. The
state does not interpret law: the legislation enacts law and the judicial branch applies it. If each of those steps were guided by the principle of kindness, I don't see how the "horrors" would even enter in.
Come to think of, how does that second sentence relate to anything?
"Being kind" does not specify anything about the law.
No: it is a guiding principle.
Do you plan to be kind to a murderer?
Of course.
The problem of what to do with a murderer exists, and has to be solved by each society,
Oddly enough, the kinder the society, the fewer murders it has.
Of course, the word "murder" itself is a legal term; many kinds of killings that don't fit under it. A kind legal system would treat every case as unique, consider all factors and choose the least destructive way to respond.
In a way. Kill the blasphemers. Kill the witches. Kill the adulterers. Kill the robbers. Kill the preachers of other religions. Kill the wives and sons of enemy soldiers. Enslave and rape their daughters. I don't know as I'd call it a
better way.