Saturday, March 21, 2009

True Justice

How can we define true justice? Many lawyers will say that they are the only ones to define justice and to say how it should be applied. There is an arrogance among this crowd because they believe that they are the only ones who understand the issues. However, everyone in society is affected by justice and they are hurt when justice is not applied justly. It is best if there is retribution first, a crime must be punished by a fixed penalty. But, how can we keep the prisoners under control if they know they are going to have to serve the full term, you may ask? Well this is where rehabilitation comes in. Prisoners need to show that they have been rehabilitated before they can be released, even if they have served their full term. Instead of subtracting time, that is, softening the need for retribution, for good behaviour time should be added for bad behaviour.

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