Justice and consequence

[sobrique]

There is no justice, only consequences for you actions.
Every choice you make has it's consequence, every action it's price.

Going to prison for a crime isn't justice, it's just a consequence of getting caught.

The laws exist from a consensus of right and wrong. Many are simply to provide a framework, a baseline of assumptions.
If you operate within the framework, and so does everyone else, then we have a society that works. Conformity is requisite, not because of 'Justice' but because otherwise society breaks apart.

Comments

[mavnn.livejournal.com]

The legal system doesn't provide justice - because it can't.

Does this mean justice isn't a valid idea?

A different question entirely...

[sobrique.livejournal.com]

"Justice" as an abstract, I don't think applies.

It's simply a question of one person being able to object to your actions, and taking action to prevent future recurrences.

It may be justice of a sort to send someone to prison (or even execute them) for murder. But I think that it's more the case that enough people are 'opposed' to murder, that it becomes possible to prevent them.

I think that in the main, people don't commit murder because they believe that it's wrong, rather than because they fear justice.

We remove the murderer from society to prevent re-occurance, and as a deterrent to others.

[karen2205]

But we also imprison murderers to punish them for doing something wrong - which is what justice is all about.

Hmm - I'm pondering this, once I've worked a couple of things out you'll get a proper reply....