Our substantive arguments about the moral similarities between equally blameless victims and equally careless actors do not dictate a unique policy approach.
This does not mean that it was entirely blameless, for it too used some coercion and deception.
In acknowledging the possibility of excuses, one is acknowledging the possibility of blameless wrongdoing.
But the marriage of a youth to a 70-year-old woman is good and blameless according to the practice of the church.
The rescuer is blameless and does not owe an apology.
In the case of pure preventive action, however, the agent is entirely blameless at the moment of preemption.
Pleasure might be sinful, but pain was a penalty and thus blameless.
Second, semi-global consequentialists could accept a modified version of the principle that combined 'oughts' imply 'can' that makes an exception for cases of blameless wrongdoing.
