Justice is not vengeance VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 07/15/2010

Justice is not vengeance

VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 07/15/2010 Justice is the quest for truth in order to bring about social change and peace. Vengeance is the pursuit of revenge in the context of bitterness and pursuant vindictiveness to equate justice with vengeance. In fact, vengeance does not bring about justice but revenge. This is neither that profound to understand, nor that complex to acknowledge. Vengeance is doing something wrong in response to another wrong. Justice is meant simply to right the wrong done. Justice is an imperative — not an option! The past administration under the practically absolute power and overwhelming influence of the boss-chief — who is present out but not off — made injustice something already incarnate in the country. Especially in the past six years, the wheels of justice in the Philippines not only made a complete half for the wealthy and powerful, but in fact even sped up for the poor and helpless. Now, it would not only be callous but also dumb, if the then blatantly unjust and infamous characters would be simply allowed to enjoy their loot and sneeringly laugh at their national victim — the now suffering people of the Philippines. There was that sad and pitiful time when the principal and cohorts in the plunder and desecration of the country, were altogether beyond the reach of the hands of the law — on account of the enigmatic constitutional provision of “immunity” that makes the supposedly most esteemed and respectable figure in government untouchable not only in its civil misdeeds but also criminal offenses. Interesting! The principal suspect is beyond suspicion. Someone most disrespected has the claim to respect..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100715com7.html

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