Something about the announcement of the creation of a military tribunal to try the perpetrators of the September 11th mass murders has not settled well with me. I am not particularly concerned with the punishment of the guilty, being that I generally subscribe to the "Nuke ‘em till they glow and shoot them in the dark" theory on the punishment of evildoers. However, the means being used to discover the guilty is something that I have some doubts upon. I have attempted to reconcile this unease with several personal discussions about the practical nature of a "system of justice", but to no avail. So, with your kind indulgence, I am going to try to start at the root of the problem and work my way up. In other words, answer the question, "what is justice?" If I can answer that, I am hopeful that my unease at the practical nature of "expedient" courts can be resolved.
Nov 202001
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