I think that you are confusing justice and vengeance, which is exactly the
reason that the State stands between you and the offender.
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On 11/12/2013, at 3:32 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> Oooo. What a way to stir the pot! I'm going to add another twist to this.
>
> Let's say, for argument sake, your teenage daughter is assaulted (no
> further details necessary). The assailant is known. Do you, as the
> father, exact justice or let the government do it for you? And what if
> the government chooses to not do anything for whatever reason? The
> problem here is that the state sanctioned "justice" is not doing its
> job. In our "civilized society" we have handed off justice (and in
> effect violence) to a state sanctioned institution. (Unfortunately,
> state sanctioned justice usually doesn't involve the cutting off of a
> person's weewee).
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