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[usas_aurora]

Revenge. Punishment. Justice.

The line is so narrow between them, how does one find a balance?

Comments

[kyudousha]

Punishment in the name of justice is revenge, isn't it?

I don't see what the question is.

[usas_aurora]

Revenge is personal.

[kyudousha]

Everything is as personal as you make it, really. If you put it that way, both justice and punishment's also personal.

I still don't see what the question is.

[usas_aurora]

Justice is doing what is right regardless of your emotions. If you make justice personal, then it is far closer to revenge.

[kyudousha]

Like I said before, punishment in the name of justice is revenge. The difference is only as different as you make it.

In the end, though, I'm pretty sure they all equate to the same thing. And that's ass-kicking.

[usas_aurora]

The worth of the punishment is what concerns me.

[kyudousha]

There's any number of interpretations for what you've just said. Wanna explain what you mean?

[usas_aurora]

A crime I cannot begin to imagine a punishment that fits. I am the only one who can enact it, but I wish it to mean something.

[kyudousha]

Well then, what are you asking for other people's opinions for? You know, it's not going to mean anything if you're not the one that it feels right for.

[usas_aurora]

These concepts... are not something that existed where I am from. I am trying to learn.

[kyudousha]

... So that's the problem, huh.

Well, you're in a place where those concepts do exist. We'll probably be staying here for a while, so... you've got plenty of time to experience things and think and whatever.

[usas_aurora]

On day I will.

[kyudousha]

Mm. Yeah.

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