Originally Posted by
whanahuia
So, we can have a black and white system of democracy and justice, where everyone who does A, gets B. No accounting for circumstance or mitigating factors or change.
or we can have a system of democracy and justice that takes these things into account and adjusts accordingly.
I think the second system is better and fairer and worth having. Sure it does not always succeed, but overall the results are better.
The Christchurch terrorist was a bad example. because his crime was so heinous. It was equivalent to using hitler or Stalin in an internet argument.