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🎁 Mercy
Forgiving can be wise. It can give someone a second chance and calm a town down. But mercy without any change can invite the same thing again.
🎁 In the game: “Mercy”
Forgiving can be wise. It can invite repeats.
You learn this law in Thief caught!. Then you can pass it in your town Council, where it belongs to 💛 Care.
+ Pardon goals 25% easier − More thieves try again
Every law in the game has an upside and a cost, just like real rules.
In real life
Many countries let a leader pardon people, and courts often give lighter sentences to first-time offenders who show they have changed.
Think about it
When does mercy make a community safer, and when does it make it less safe?