OddThoughts

I want to combine the above statement which I am sure is well known to most people into a condensed version. “It is the American Way to find the Truth and make sure that Justice is served.” Justice is served when the person(s) responsible feel remorse for their actions. This is the way many criminal punishment systems work. It should be noted also however that the public must be satisfied with the way justice is served otherwise the system is not held in very high regard. Given my definition of truth.. Justice can easily be served once we make the individual believe he/she has a conscience and then remorse will follow which will thereby serve justice.

What I have just stated is done everyday and maybe commonly known as “hitting below the belt” when we are hurt it seems to be tendency for us to “hurt” back with something at least, if not more hurtful than what hurt us. We, as a people, will do almost anything to make another feel guilty for his/her actions because we want that person to understand how we feel. So our system of justice, given my definition of truth, is based upon my second example (given above) of “common knowledge”

The next question to ask is whether or not such a system is a correct system? Let me ask you this: If I physically hurt you ..would you WANT to hurt me back. Keep in mind that I’m not asking WOULD you hurt me back. I’m just asking would you WANT to. This question deserves a whole chapter on its own but just in case you answered the question already then keep in mind that I did not yet give you all the relevant information. For example: Suppose I hurt you when I pushed you out of the way of a car that was about to run you down.

Would you still want to hurt me back?

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