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CuriousCelt

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8. Justice?

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 11:10 AM

Jan 5

When I was a kid, sitting up at the dinner table on a Sunday reading the papers, I came across an article about a poor indigent person who had been convicted by a city court and sentenced to a term in prison for stealing bread to feed her child.

Not long afterwards there were two scandals in my town, both concerning upstanding members of society.

In one case a person who was treasurer of the town's Credit Union was discovered to have embezzled the Union's funds.
In the other a local businesman was found to have been forging loan applications on behalf of his customers where they had paid in cash and pocketing the loaned money.

Neither spend a single day in prison.

So what is Justice anyway?

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Just saw a GREAT question about ethics [View all] True Dough Jan 5 OP

It is an interesting question bottomofthehill Jan 5 #1

Thus, we have governments. Which are really just us banding together for the common good paleotn Jan 5 #4

Ah the beloved Ronald Regan welfare queen bottomofthehill Jan 5 #6

Totally agree. The sign of a civilized, functional society. paleotn Jan 5 #10

Justice? CuriousCelt Jan 5 #8

It is not the two-tiered system we have these days, I can tell you that. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 5 #11

Welcome to DU! KS Toronado Jan 5 #13

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jan 5 #19

And yet they have the opposite view on violence malaise Jan 5 #2

The best description of ethics odins folly Jan 5 #3

Hear hear! yellow dahlia Jan 5 #16

OTOH the people who have the bread are probably not "hoarding" it. thesquanderer Jan 5 #5

Is it ethical to assume anyone who has bread is hoarding it? Patton French Jan 5 #7

Let's not forget who gets to define "hoard", and how. yagotme Jan 5 #9

Depends on how much bread. paleotn Jan 5 #12

I agree 100% that hoarding can be destructive, depending on the circumstances. Patton French Jan 5 #15

Absolutely unethical if you support a political system that is unable to provide homes for everyone. hunter Jan 5 #20

Well said Buzz cook Jan 5 #14

People get ethics and legality mixed up. KentuckyWoman Jan 5 #17

An old French Socialist joke. Ping Tung Jan 5 #18

Interesting concept odins folly Jan 5 #21

Yep. And this. "The comfort of the rich is dependent on an ample suppy of the poor." Voltaire. Ping Tung Jan 5 #22