Originally Posted by Garland
The government has our permission to punish wrong-doers. This was a civilized progression from vigilantism and blood feuds. No matter how things are done, people want wrong-doers to be punished. Justice has always been punishment first, reform second. It's only because the human rights movement has gone out of control, that the idea of punishment is being taken out of justice. The government is here to act in the interest of the people. When people are wronged, they want revenge. The government is here to make sure that the people's vengeance is never excessive, and is always consistant. It's there to make sure that people who aren't physically strong enough to get revenge themselves have an equal satisfaction in the law. Let the victim's family get their due satisfaction in the law. We owe them that.