Adults today need to grow up and learn the difference between vengeance and justice.
Ethical Punishment
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
An eye for an eye may lead to widespread blindness, but when we fail to stop villains from blinding others, we get the same effect, without the benefits of justice.
Men who are not treated justly will not stop at blinding.
Amen, Donald.
It doesn’t even work unless you assume some kind of vague Enforce Group that is doing the blinding.
And yes, preventing self-defense, and punishment for wrong doing, actively encourages the wrong doing.
Don
“The prohibition of murder does not abrogate the right to render an unjust aggressor unable to inflict harm. Legitimate defense is a grave duty for whoever is responsible for the lives of others or the common good.” Para 2321 Catechism of the Catholic Church.
While quote applies directly to the fifth commandment, I think “the grave duty” would apply to lessor crimes that cause injury or loss of human dignity.
A person having been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, while attempts at rehab are worthwhile the first consideration for persons in authority is to insure the guilty is unable to repeat his misconduct.
Perhaps a poor point in the church when to many of our bishops have allowed a grave duty to become an optional tertiary consideration.
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Orthodox Jewish Apologist Dennis Prager is correct.
https://youtu.be/UrakW1DjApo?si=2NBem2VhGaCfGbDR
In last Sunday’s Gospel the vineyard owner sent his servants to destroy the killers of his son. Death penalty from the mouth of Jesus.