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To: Neocon who wrote (15355)	6/24/2002 2:54:21 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) of 21057

"Penance is essential. But penance requires both that one expiate guilt, and that the expiation reflect the relative severity of the offense. Accepting responsibility means accepting guilt; if one is guilty, one needs to expiate; and expiation cannot be cheap if the offense is grave." Some boys on the playground got into a scuffle. A big boy was on top of a smaller boy giving him a beating for cheating. The Physical Education teacher happened to be present. So he separated the boys until the swinging stopped. Then he told the boys to, tell each other they were sorry, shake hands, and to stop the fighting...which they did. After school the bigger of the two waited in ambush for the other boy as he walked home from school and finished the job. The smaller boy did not cheat when the big boys were around ever again. The smaller boy however did not establish penance. He merely chose his targets more carefully and learned from the beating to make sure he was the big boy in his associations. He became a horrible bully. This is the outcome when the central focus is on retributive justice.

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