Most people think of Justice in the sense of retribution.
By
Jonathan Schofield
on July 24, 2007
As opposed to distributive justice.
Either way Justice is a relative term that shifts according to societal norms.
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I have no idea how most people define "justice". I like to think they're moral enough to know that there should be a difference.
D'A
As 'just us,' of course.
@D'A: Clearly the claim is presumptive, but I think there’s a fair chance that it’s right. It seems to me that most discourse on the subject of Justice is in the context of the penal system.
It's certainly predominantly true of the people I know and the culture I grew up in.
+1 w/ inverseclipse
As I said, what most people call justice is really just revenge in a silk tie.
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Revenge is a punishment of private person by private person.@Cobra Baghdad: I agree. I just thought I'd frame it in a less confrontational claim ;)
+2 w/ inverseclipse