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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
You see, the problem I have with this is that courts are supposed to hand down justice. "Justice," even in a classical sense, aims to maintain equilibrium and harmony within a society. An eye for an eye, especially in a contemporary setting, does little work towards this, and would, in most cases, have the opposite effect. How does continuing a cycle of violence work towards a return to social harmony after a wrongdoing?
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I am not saying i agree with it (but the more i think about it, the more i think i agree with it, even though i know i shouldn't), but i can understand how this would be considered "justice." You reap what you sew, you get what you give, do unto others, etc, etc. If he blinded and scarred her, then it seems quite just, quite fair, that he too be blind and scarred. Would you suggest he be reprimanded harshly, taught that his actions were wrong, "rehabilitated" so he could go on with his life and she gets to live blind and scarred? How is that social harmony?
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Originally Posted by ring
'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind." - Ghandi
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and crime will dwindle because no one will be able to see to commit any crimes.