Justice carries a sword because she represents nemesis-the goddess of divine retribution in ancient Rome. Justice can be mete out swiftly, but the whole point is to have people learn. It's about retribution. You can't do that without making the message stick.
If not. People. People like you can talk their way out of it.
That's what John never understood. Some people don't deserve a chance. You have to force a wrongdoer to suffer the same or greater pain than that which was originally inflicted.
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Date: 2011-04-27 11:38 pm (UTC)Justice carries a sword because she represents nemesis-the goddess of divine retribution in ancient Rome. Justice can be mete out swiftly, but the whole point is to have people learn. It's about retribution. You can't do that without making the message stick.
If not. People. People like you can talk their way out of it.
That's what John never understood. Some people don't deserve a chance. You have to force a wrongdoer to suffer the same or greater pain than that which was originally inflicted.