Justice

[forsyth]

Which is more important to justice, punishing the guilty or making sure whatever it was doesn't happen again?

Comments

[colinmo.livejournal.com]

Pure justice would have to be punishing the guilty. It's all about principles, equity (eye for an eye), rigteousness, law (existing) and the administration thereof. Taking the dictionary definitions, of course.

If you mean the judicial system... I'd have to go with the same definition. Politicians, law-makers and police appear to be tasked with making sure it doesn't happen again (by wrangling, writing, and enforcing/ watching for law breaks respectively.)

[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

What's the point of punishment if it doesn't stop the crime from happening again?

[colinmo.livejournal.com]

You didn't ask for a point, you asked for Justice. That's pure justice.

To really achieve lasting improvements to sociatial right it takes more than just Justice. Part of the point of the punishment is to server as a model for others pondering such pursuits, but that's a happy side effect. Justice requires help via other motivated actions to truly effect change as you say - preventing the crime from happening again.

[(Anonymous)]

But, to address your question, the point of Justice isn't to stop it from happening again. The point of Justice is to even up the scales.

[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

I'd say that's less Justice and more Vengance.