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Morality Police: Is it the need of the hour?

  A blind man was crossing the road. X, another man with all the good eye vision was also crossing the same road at the same time. X did not bother to escort the blind man to other side of the road. He walked away and crossed the road but blind man met with an accident and died while crossing the road. Is X liable to be prosecuted for not escorting the blind man? Was it his legal duty to escort the blind man and has he violated his legal duty? Or was it his moral duty to escort the blind man and has he violated his moral duty and is he liable for violation of moral duty?What is the duty of morality Police in these situations?           Similarly, it is the duty of children to obey and respect their parents and elders. But if they do not obey and/or respect their parents and elders, what will be the consequences? It is very common nowadays those children of many who are residing abroad and are not available for obeying them or paying regards to them. So much so, there are instances wh