tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622531281005872209.post173684921444252140..comments2023-09-04T07:50:30.431-04:00Comments on The Writer's Kitchen: Justice Not VengeanceEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763033650833418237noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622531281005872209.post-48891573705771911352011-09-24T17:26:25.782-04:002011-09-24T17:26:25.782-04:00Hi Scottie. I'm glad you are enjoying my post...Hi Scottie. I'm glad you are enjoying my posts. About your question, I do believe in having statutes of limitations, IN GENERAL. For some serious crimes however, I do not believe they should exist, especially those that cause permanent damage. Crimes that immediately leap to mind are murder and repeated, persistent abuse. For other things, like property crimes, ordinary assaults or drug crimes, yes an appropriate limitation makes sense.<br /><br />Murder is different. The victim is gone and the victim's family has been irreparably harmed. This is not something that recedes over time. Are there really that many cases of people being tried for decades old crimes? Of course, some are probably cold cases that got new leads thanks to new technology. Since these cases were either unsolved or pinned on someone innocent, these are important to press, no matter how much time has passed.<br /><br />I don't fully agree that the entirety of a person's life should be considered. So someone who has evaded justice for 20 years should be judged more leniently than someone who was caught steps from the scene? The former has benefited from avoiding taking responsibility for what they did. Prior records, community good and other factors in one's life can certainly play a role when deciding on a punishment, but justice does not require identical consequences - just appropriate ones. After all, we no longer operate by the principle of "an eye for an eye" (supposedly) in favour of a more nuanced approach.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />EvanEvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763033650833418237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622531281005872209.post-13439912649793262632011-09-24T11:18:26.098-04:002011-09-24T11:18:26.098-04:00Hello Evan. I am enjoying reading your post here....Hello Evan. I am enjoying reading your post here. I have to say the history lesson on Jewish traditions of justice was welcome as I had always misunderstood the eye for an eye quote and thought it barbaric and useless. But a quick question. Do you believe in the concept of "statues of limitations" in which some crimes are considered too old to be prosecuted as doing so would be a miscarriage of "justice" and only an act of revenge? <br /><br />I think far too often in the USA now we are going back decades to prosecute and punish several crimes by people who may have committed only the one crime , but lead a clean productive life for 25, 30 or even 40 years since.<br /><br />To have true justice shouldn't the whole or entirety of a persons life be considered, not just the crime?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622531281005872209.post-76879896412141567172011-09-21T07:27:49.527-04:002011-09-21T07:27:49.527-04:00Wonderful post Evan, I am digesting it slowly. Y...Wonderful post Evan, I am digesting it slowly. You write very well and thoughtfully. Hugs ScottieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622531281005872209.post-35735209379107487342011-09-19T18:25:47.210-04:002011-09-19T18:25:47.210-04:00Down Home Foodie, welcome to The Writer's Kitc...Down Home Foodie, welcome to The Writer's Kitchen. Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog and leave a comment. I hope you enjoy what I have to offer as well. As you can see, I do not write only about food, but there is plenty of that here too. I always like to encourage other thoughtful bloggers.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />EvanEvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763033650833418237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622531281005872209.post-29230202214462717862011-09-19T18:03:43.643-04:002011-09-19T18:03:43.643-04:00Thank you so much, Evan, for complimenting my blog...Thank you so much, Evan, for complimenting my blog. It means a lot that you find it well written and interesting enough to take the time to mention it in a post. How very kind of you.K.M. Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060458219559293419noreply@blogger.com