Virginia Tech shooting

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Originally posted by Raditzu
Gandhi was speaking about vengeance. Jeice was talking about justice. The two don't equate.

Justice is making sure someone gets what they deserve for their actions(whether positive or negative).

Vengeance is going above and beyond that for no other particular reason but to attempt to make yourself feel better.

Originally posted by Jeice
you either do the same or worse to them...thats my philosiphy, and I know how it sounds but...oh well.

I've got no problem with the shooter being punished for his actions, but going after his parents(who we have no proof of any wrong doings by them yet) or dealing out harsher punishments then necessary is just wrong. Yes, the shooter should have been killed for what he did. But what Jiece is talking about, and what I have a problem with is saying that punishment should go to a point beyond what the crime merited(in this case yes, he deserved what he got, but I'm talking about in general here).