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Old 03-30-2006, 10:10 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by german_poster
Do you believe your sense of justice is greater than that of mercy.
In my opinion there can be no justice without mercy. If punishment is only based on the rules of the law, there is no real justice.

A (maybe stupid but clear) example to make clear what I mean :
A rich man and a poor man both steal a bread. If only the rules of the law are applied, both get the same punishment. This is not justice.
If the judge has mercy, he will give the poor man a less severe punishment. Thàt is justice.

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