Justice Brings the Day of Reckoning

The second action of justice is to bring accountability or retribution. Justice holds wrongdoers accountable, and in so doing provides vindication of the law and of the victim. The idea here is not of human revenge, but of accountability. The one who has done wrong and has harmed others should be held to account for those actions. If necessary this should come after an official proceeding in which guilt is determined and consequences are laid out. Tied into the idea of retribution is the recognition that safeguards are needed to insure fairness.

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