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Old 06-11-2004, 08:08 PM   #70
Stratos
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Join Date: January 29, 2003
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Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric:

The point is that there ARE cases where the ONLY way to prevent any future deaths is to KILL the person that cannot control their urge to kill others. That is not "an eye for an eye", nor is it vengence. It is justice.
I would call it 'practical neccessity' rather than justice. It can never be justice to punish a person for a crime they haven't commited yet, even if you feel absolutely certain they will commit it.

Consiquently, the War in Iraq, for example, could only be considered 'just' (or something in that direction) if the entire war was all about punishing Saddam for what he had done, NOT for what he might do with his alleged stockpile of WoMD. It could be argued, on the other hand, that getting rid of Saddam would be the most sensible and pragmatic thing to do if he poses a threat, but I wouldn't call it justice then.

I know you didn't say the thing about Iraq above, that was just an example to illustrate my point.
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