Hi All;) .. Do you tend to place more value on justice or mercy?;D?

Question

Explain your answer....

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Answer 1

When I was younger, I always valued mercy. It was the "kind" thing to do. But, as I have gotten older and have had more life experiences, I find that mercy is often taken advantage of and mercy doesn't make people change their behavior. So now, I will always extend mercy at first, but with caution. If it happens again, I will extend justice.

Answer 2

Justice is the handmaid to mercy. For in justice can only come mercy. It is sometimes the merciful thing to do in making a man pay of his misdeeds, so that he may feel worth of rejoining the humanity. His having served and paid for that which he wrong in doing, then going back out is a merciful act indeed.

Justice also shows and show mercy to those that have been offended.

Mercy is without substance, if there is no justice to determine the rule at hand.

mercy is the handmaid to Justice..

Answer 3

Our world needs both, but in the clinch, I would always choose mercy. We can be wrong in our observations, our conclusions, our "fact finding", and justice could be marred or off mark.

So much better to practice mercy. We all need it at times. And how wrong of us to think mercy is a weakness. Mercy is a positive choice and as such shapes our character. Kyrie eleison.
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Answer 4

I would say mercy--for out of mercy, an act can right itself, I believe. The concept of mercy is valued also in holy books--In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." Nothing about justice there-in fact, he said those who suffer, even unjustly, for his name's sake are blessed. In the Qru'an, every sura (chapter) save one begins with the phrase (translated)-In the Name of God, who is Mercy and Compassion. A good Muslim will say this phrase before starting out on a trip or beginning any project.

The important thing for humankind to remember is to PRACTICE mercy, as we have been instructed to do.

Answer 5

Justice, but then again, the only way I can place value on mercy is if the person is justified in their actions, so it all goes hand in hand. For instance, I wouldn't have much mercy for someone who's had a track record of making others' lives miserable.

Answer 6

When I was in Japan 1990, the murder/manslaughter ststistics for the previous year was 1400 and something for 120 million people.
How come so low ?
In Japanese culture the rule of thumb is harmony blame and punishment.
Western society is Blame Punishment and that is supposed to create harmony.
I value mercy above the definition of Justice

Answer 7

Merciful justice.

Answer 8

They are the same thing when you realize the erroneous nature of human judgment. The Will is positive, the Judgment is negative. To forgive and give mercy is the same thing and justice can only come from self correction. If the Judgment expands correctly and judges its self then it takes a back-seat servile position for the Will.

Answer 9

Mercy, because mercy is justice somehow... if everyone is merciful to one another we will not need justice. and so many times these days people mistake revenge for justice. sometimes, the pain that one person endured is enough to save many more people.

Answer 10

There is a saying in Sanskrit - ` Excess to anything is bad.'
A true blend of justice and mercy is ideal. Too much of justice leads to tyranny and too much mercy to taking things for granted.