2009-02-24, 07:00 | Link #21 | |
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This seems like a good primer: Differences between civil and criminal law in the United States Again, I'm no expert in legal matters, so feel free to correct me if need be. |
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2009-02-24, 07:56 | Link #22 |
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Uh no a case can be conducted in criminal court and then in civil court such as an accident. In France the criminal court hold the civil court which means that if the criminal court said there is nothing then the civil court say there is nothing. But in USA it's not the same. I heard that a person was declared innocent by the criminal court but in the end was accused by the civil court It seems that it was a great american football player. Ah yes, it's O. J. Simpson. Well anyway, he is in prison now
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2009-02-24, 08:27 | Link #23 | |
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2009-02-24, 21:35 | Link #24 | |
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It's inconceivable for a civil court to hear murder cases (because it lacks the power, under civil law, to mete out appropriate punishment), and it's a waste of time for a criminal court to deliberate on a divorce dispute (it has better things to do, such as putting more criminals on trial). If both sides can hear each other's cases, then what's the point of having separate courts? ========= As for justice, to me, a just society is one based on meritocracy, where every individual possesses the right to reap the full rewards of his own abilities, the fruit of his own labour. If this right is curtailed, he gets to seek redress through a judicial system that treats everyone as equals before the law. |
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2009-02-24, 23:51 | Link #25 |
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I used to be a proponent of capital punishment, but then I learned about how Stalin sent people to work in gulags and decided that making would-be death row criminals do heavy labor for the rest of their lives is a much better punishment.
And of course criminals (at least ones who committed such crimes as rape and mutilation) should get inferior food, and in small quantities just to keep them alive and working. We don't know if there's a hell or not, so it's better to make sure evil people are properly punished. ************************** More seriously, I believe that justice is only what the law prescribes. I almost never use the word justice when talking seriously about right and wrong, because in my mind I associate it with the rule of law, which is something I consider too rigid to talk about when dealing with such an issue as good or evil. |
2009-02-25, 14:03 | Link #28 |
Please call me "senpai":)
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Capital punishment only belongs to passed times. We all know that it cannot be the right thing because a small group of people makes the laws and a much smaller group achieves them. Everyone can know clamp that a not unimportant of the decided punishes were not correct and it would make everything difficult when the state where you live has to explain himself for killing an innocent person.
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2009-02-25, 22:09 | Link #31 |
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Really it depends, do you think a life with limitations placed with the possibility of escape and correlation is better than a quick death? Of course then there's the issue of family and love ones, is it better to die quickly then allow the persecutors say "oops, my bad." or allow them to set you free.
It all depends on your ideals, I know some people who rather die than wait.
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2009-02-26, 07:45 | Link #32 |
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Justice is an man made concept with it's definition differing by the era, place and people you are looking at.
So asking what is justice is just the same as asking what is right. Different people will give you a different answer. To sum it up, Justice is the commonly accepted punishment for socially unacceptable acts. Offtopic for capital punishments, I m a supporter for that. It's a good deterrent for dangerous acts especially those that with huge impact on others. There's no way you can bring back someone whose been murdered but atleast there's an effective way to remove a potential threat to others. I prefer my tax money not being wasted on feeding and clothing those who had crossed the moral boundary of killing others. They might had a chance being reintegrated back into society but i think there's better reason out to spend the resource and effort on (education, health and etc). Different degree of criminal activity requires different level of punishment. For the extreme end, i felt capital punishment is justified.
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2009-08-27, 17:43 | Link #34 | ||
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I don't agree that what is "commonly accepted" is justice because the majority's choice is not always the right/moral/fair choice. To me, Justice is Fairness, in a way, almost like Karma.
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2009-08-28, 02:20 | Link #35 |
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The obvious answer:There is no "one" justice. Its just one of those many things that depends on perception. I mean I could even count "killing for pleasure"---obvious non-justice to many---justice. But If you want MY real perceptional definition of justice....ask the world's 6.07 billion(not sure) human population.
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2009-08-28, 03:42 | Link #36 |
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I'd support capital punishment for some crimes.... but the legal system gets the wrong guy so often (documented by DNA forensics, re-examination, or exposure of fraudulent prosecution) I can't support it at all. Fix that problem and I might reconsider.
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2009-08-28, 04:08 | Link #37 |
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Ah Justice, that guiding compass of what has basically become my main route of thought and decision making. What is fair, what is right? I ask myself that question all the time.
Okay so capital punishment. Personally I don't believe in it, primarily because of the chance that a justice system that upholds it could potentially end up sentencing an innocent person to death, which wouldn't be justice at all, but in fact murder by the state. Considering all the wrongfully convicted persons being released from prison and cleared of their charges all the time, the idea that one of those people could instead have to pay the ultimate price for nothing or a lesser charge is too big a risk to allow in my opinion. One that I think far outweighs any notions of justice potentially being exacted on a guilty convict. Remember, a life sentence can be overturned, but a dead person is dead no matter what. |
2009-08-28, 06:45 | Link #38 |
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Justice is eye for an eye, and today's legal systems are just complexions and compromises of that. It's a tool for stabilizing societies that can never be perfect nor always fair, but it's purpose is only to instill a fear of consequences on anyone inclined to commit a crime. And so justice in most countries can be considered successful, or at least worthwhile.
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2009-08-28, 07:35 | Link #39 |
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Justice seems to be whatever someone has 'coming for them' for doing something wrong (be it a crime or otherwise). What everyone receives though is a set punishment stated by the law and interpretations of it by the judge.
Humans set the rules and the punishments, and the end result is called 'Justice'. Rules and punishments vary throughout the world, so the idea of justice varies as well. Karma was mentioned earlier, and I believe justice is similar to it. You have to believe it exists, which most people seem to do (or do so without thinking about it). In order to exist, justice would need to be handed out by nature itself as a result of your actions, and it most cases that would usually be attributed to the many gods people believe in. Perhaps basic human reactions to a wrongdoing are really the natural 'justice' intended to keep those unhelpful ones in line. I'm of course talking about rather basic instintinctual levels though, as in: "If we still lived in caves, etc.." In this day and age, we can do nothing but argue and hopefully come to an agreement over which punishments seem suitable for a certain action/crime. Those who agree with the punishments can then say "Justice is served!".
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