[Peace-discuss] Justice, Vengeance and the Legal System

[C. G. Estabrook]

Roper: So now you'd give the Devil benefit of law!
More: Yes. What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?
Roper: I'd cut down every law in England to do that!
More: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast– man's laws, not God's– and if you cut them down—and you're just the man to do it—do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.

On Jul 16, 2013, at 2:48 AM, E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森 <ewj at pigsqq.org> wrote:

> On 07/16/13 11:15, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>> Lastly, many of the protestors are demanding justice for Trayvon Martin. Trayvon Martin is beyond the reach of justice. What they really mean is revenge. Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord. I am opposed to revenge, in principle, because it degrades the human spirit (although I am not opposed to exterminating
>>   
> This guy is exactly right.
> 
> It's about vengeance.  They want blood.
> 
> They want a scapegoat.
> 
> It would be hard to get them to admit it
> but the Justice for Trayvon crowd would
> favour instituting human sacrifices.
> 
> ______