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Tag Archives: justice

QotD: My right ends… (PWQ00092)

The PolyBlog
May 12 2020

“The right to swing my fist ends ends where the other man’s nose begins.”

~ Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Hypocrisy viewing the court system

The PolyBlog
February 23 2016

I rarely have much interest in the public lead up to criminal trials. The trial of defendants in the court of public opinion holds no interest for me as the stories are unavoidably one-sided and thus can never resemble anything approaching truth. It’s why we hold trials, and it’s the fundamental principle of courts, trials, enquiries. While they make a decision to resolve a legal question, they are also hunting for truth, and hopefully justice. Decision, truth, and justice, and mainly in that order. They guarantee the first, try for the second, and hope for the third. In many respects, … Continue reading →

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