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Justice or mercy?

Justice or mercy?


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Simple question, no need for complex answers.
 
Honestly, it would depend on the crime in situation. Justice should be given to a serial killer. Mercy should be shown to someone who accidentally killed another.
 
Everything has a caviotte. If say, a guy stole because he wants to make money without earning it then throw the book at him and let him see sunlight after the maximum. If someone is trying to feed his kids and can't find a job, mercy, help him get on his feet. A person who kills because they feel threatened, mercy, a person who murders in cold blood, justice.
 
Everything has a caviotte. If say, a guy stole because he wants to make money without earning it then throw the book at him and let him see sunlight after the maximum. If someone is trying to feed his kids and can't find a job, mercy, help him get on his feet. A person who kills because they feel threatened, mercy, a person who murders in cold blood, justice.

Honestly, it would depend on the crime in situation. Justice should be given to a serial killer. Mercy should be shown to someone who accidentally killed another.

Gotta pick one though.
 
Gotta pick one though.

Justice. You give mercy to a convicted person, they walk, and they commit more crimes. As long as Justice means due process, I'm fine with choosing that.
 
Gotta pick one though.

The world isn't black or white...

How can you pick just one, when one doesn't fit every circumstance?
 
The world isn't black or white...

How can you pick just one, when one doesn't fit every circumstance?

I just want to provoke thought with this poll. If you pick an option it wont change the world.
 
Justice. It's all encompassing.

If we are talking about criminal justice? Well it is a failure.

I mean what kind of Justice we talking here?

If this is on a legal type tip? I would rather see justice and someone be killed dead for taking a life rather than showing someone who is a serial killer mercy.
 
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If we are talking about criminal justice? Well it is a failure.

I mean what kind of Justice we talking here?

If this is on a legal type tip? I would rather see justice and someone be killed dead for taking a life rather than showing someone who is a serial killer mercy.
Justice is what society decides is the correct amends. For instance, I hate mandatory minimums for many offenses because they cannot possibly factor all things that went into a crime, I believe judges and prosecutors should have as much discretion as possible. Justice for a cold blooded murderer is harsh, for someone who is otherwise a good person but was pushed to kill, well we give leeway. Same for theft, was it to survive or was it to enrich, makes all the difference in the world. Justice is not black and white.
 
Sometimes mercy is the only kind of justice.
 
What if mercy is justified?
Or justice is merciful?

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This is an absolutely stupid question. Creating artificial constraints for a hypothetical situation ignores reality. I don't know if the OP is referring to the criminal justice system, personal morality, societal morality, or whatever else. Plus it ignores the fact that every situation has its own nuances and unique facts that greatly affect perception and these sorts of judgments.
 
Honestly, it would depend on the crime in situation. Justice should be given to a serial killer. Mercy should be shown to someone who accidentally killed another.
No, he should be shown justice and receive the punishment for such an offense, which would be way lighter than the punishment given to a serial killer.

I just don't get the poll's question.
 
We could all use a little mercy now.
 
Wise mercy I would say should mostly be dominate.
 
Justice. Mercy's for the weak.
 
This is an absolutely stupid question. Creating artificial constraints for a hypothetical situation ignores reality. I don't know if the OP is referring to the criminal justice system, personal morality, societal morality, or whatever else. Plus it ignores the fact that every situation has its own nuances and unique facts that greatly affect perception and these sorts of judgments.

You are over-thinking this. You don't need to know if I mean criminal justice, or whatever. If anything, it's what, what you turn the question into. It's interesting to see what people make out of this question.

Just pick one. A lot of people had no trouble. It wont change anything.
 
there should be a third option, "Yes, please"

Or Rootebega. Rootebega (also, less hilariously, Rutabega) is always a good third option.


Seriously though... the question is simply left hanging there in space unsupported by context. Without context, the question is meaningless.

Justice or mercy for who? for having done what? under what circumstances?

It's almost a "have you quit beating your wife, answer yes or no" question, hanging there alone like that.
 
Or Rootebega. Rootebega (also, less hilariously, Rutabega) is always a good third option.


Seriously though... the question is simply left hanging there in space unsupported by context. Without context, the question is meaningless.

Justice or mercy for who? for having done what? under what circumstances?

It's almost a "have you quit beating your wife, answer yes or no" question, hanging there alone like that.
That's kind of what I was thinking, but the openness does lead up to some good debate. If it's Cjustice you're the guy to talk about mercy v justice being a former LEO. It would be interesting to figure out what situations demand what from the practical side of things.
 
That's kind of what I was thinking, but the openness does lead up to some good debate. If it's Cjustice you're the guy to talk about mercy v justice being a former LEO. It would be interesting to figure out what situations demand what from the practical side of things.

It's been my experience that people almost never learn from mercy; they always learn from justice.
 
It's been my experience that people almost never learn from mercy; they always learn from justice.
While I agree, there's crime and the criminal. For criminals justice really is the only recourse, if say, someone was pushed to it by extreme circumstance and isn't necessarily criminally minded cutting them a break seems a little more palatable.
 
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