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I believe that "justice" just for the sake of it is bad for society. Subreddits like "justiceporn" tap into a part of human nature that kind of scares me. CMV

First of all, note that society tries to avoid hating someone for anything other than their conscious decisions. For example, increased violent behavior as a result of a brain tumor is a documented occurrence. Society HATES the murderer up until the point it's discovered it is the tumor that was causing the behavior, not the natural brain of the person. Society has somewhat forgiven this person because they did not truly "choose" the actions they ended up taking.


Next, I should say that based on a long period of examining the evidence, I've come to the conclusion that free-will is an illusion. Every "decision" we make is a product of our mind's makeup at that time interacting with our environment at that time. The makeup of our brain depends on our genetics and our past experiences, **NEITHER of which we chose.** For me, consciousness is just the experience of things that are happening; we don't have the ability to do things not in our nature.

 

Following those two premises, in the same way that the tumor victim did not "choose" to get a tumor causing him to murder people no murderer "chose" to have the natural mind of a murderer, no rapist "chose" to have the natural mind of a rapist. Therefore, I can't see how it's even moral, let alone helpful, to inflict pain on them JUST for the sake of it. An eye for an eye is only helpful in that it could be a deterrent in some cases. What we should be doing is **the course of action that benefits society as a whole the most.** Whether it be rehab, prison, or maybe even the death penalty in cases where it's necessary, the punishment that does the most good should be the answer. 

The masturbation that is "justice" is not good for society. All it does is make us feel good, while inflicting pain on a human for no reason. Pain inflicted on a person is a tragedy no matter who it happens to.
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Justice doesn't exist for its own sake. It exists because as a species, humans are defined by what they do as a social animal. Our methods of socialization are based upon trust. When we see someone violate trust placed upon them by an individual or society at large, we cooperate less and ultimately accomplish less.

Justice doesn't just exist to comfort a victim or to punish an offender. It exists to keep individuals from pulling away from society, from abandoning cooperation as a means of moving forward.