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REVENGE... Wikipedia,
Although revenge resembles some conceptions of justice, vengeance is usually depicted as more injurious and punitive as opposed to being harmonious and restorative. Whereas justice implies actions undertaken and supported by a legitimate judicial system grounded upon a foundation of ethics and morals of the authority recognized by the victims and usually the wrongdoer, revenge implies actions undertaken by an individual or narrowly defined group outside the boundaries of acceptable judicial or ethical conduct whose goal is to force a wrongdoer to suffer the same or greater pain or loss than that which was originally inflicted to the victim(s).

So, the only thing difference between vengence and justice is that vengence is private, and justice is public? So all official laws are just, by definition? And always accepted?
We all have to abide by the same laws of the land, and yes laws are just by definition. We might not like the way they are thought out, but if everyone is judged in the same manner and sentenced with the same punishment then that is what it is all about. There has to be a line drawn between justice and revenge or we revert to anarchy and mob rule.


Be well Ian 2411