• RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca
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      18 hours ago

      Well, that understandable drive for retribution - which blinds us to principles of equality and justice - is exactly why we don’t let victims administer justice or mete out punishments.

      • Matty Roses@lemmy.today
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        17 hours ago

        the principles of equality and justice

        “The law, in its infinite wisdom, prohibits both poor and rich alike from sleeping under bridges”.