The justice system is supposed to embody justice, is it not? Thus the name?
And the concept of justice matters on more personal levels than just abstract systems. If you want to do something to somebody because of what they did, is that justice, or revenge? Will it prevent it from happening again? If not, then it's probably just grautitous vengance that won't actually fix anything, though it might make you feel better. Until they come back for their eye for an eye, and everything turns into poop.
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Date: 2006-01-10 09:13 pm (UTC)And the concept of justice matters on more personal levels than just abstract systems. If you want to do something to somebody because of what they did, is that justice, or revenge? Will it prevent it from happening again? If not, then it's probably just grautitous vengance that won't actually fix anything, though it might make you feel better. Until they come back for their eye for an eye, and everything turns into poop.