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There are many who use the term justice. Some cry out for justice, some seek their own justice, some believe it is a force all its own. Some say the Law is Justice, or that the Law comes from Justice, or that Justice comes from the Law.
Some seek true Justice where accounts are settled between people. Some seek Social Justice, in which the wrongs of society are made right regardless of how those wrongs came into being, or the innocence of those punished to make society just. Some have forgotten what justice even is, lost behind curtains of legal proceedings, corporations, lawsuits, and government interference.
So what is Justice? It a mere concept, an idea with no real existence. It often feels that way. Often those most often calling for Justice are in fact pushing an agenda. They are not interested in Justice, only Power.
So is Justice, in fact, only Power? No. Justice can be brought about by power, and those with power have an easier time seeking Justice, but Justice is not the realm of Power. Justice is the realm of accountability and equality.
Not, mind you, the kind of equality most people speak of. Justice has nothing to do with race, economics, or things like that. Justice at its heart is part of the Social Contract.
Son of Hel 
Okay, really? I’ve said time and time again that I’m a Feminist (maybe better called an Equalist, I don’t know), but this is ridiculous. I want equality, not special treatment, for women. I think if a man can go to prison for a crime a woman should too. (This is a little off subject but related) My younger brother asked me the other day if I think women should be able to be drafted. I first started by explaining I doubt we will have another draft, but if that were to happen, yes. Yes I believe women should be able to be drafted as well but there would have to be more precautions taken on making sure both parents of a child aren’t being sent to war. So saying that women shouldn’t go to prison for the same crimes men are is absurd.
That said I do see merit in not sending nonviolent criminals to prison, but both male and female. I have seen cases where someone gets sent to prison over something not particularly substantial and coming out violent. Prison is a whole different world from regular society. The social structure and the treatment are so completely different that it can change people for the worse. Now they should definitely be punished, but maybe not spending years at a time with more violent offenders, though sometimes that can end up being the punishment in itself, not just the stripping of your rights. To be completely honest, I wouldn’t know how to punish said people. They didn’t personally attack me or my family so I don’t have any sort of feelings about what would necessarily be considered as “just” to the ones that have been affected. It is an interesting thought though, just only having it for women is not exactly reasonable.
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