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A 6 page research paper that discusses the concept of judgement and revenge. The writer looks at the nature of judging and vengeance in the microcosm, specifically how it is portrayed as operating in individual relationships in literature, such as Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," and then equates this to the macrocosm of international relations and specifically to the US war on terrorism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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synonymous with justice? When it comes to atrocious crimes -- the murder of a child, a terrorist bombing -- the gut reaction is to say "yes." However, the problem
with this is that "human justice is both finite and fallible" (Roberstson). In an all-consuming human need to have vengeance and closure to a traumatic incident, mobs have often
tried, or even lynched, the wrong person. The need to punish someone for a dramatic crime is so overwhelming that history demonstrates time and again that punishing almost anyone
will do. In the long run, what keeps any of us from being pinpointed as a scapegoat for societal ills is the rule of law. If that is abandoned then
everything our society stands for is in ultimately in jeopardy as all rights and freedoms become the subject to the whims of the moment. In the aftermath of the
attacks that occurred on the United States on September 11, 2001, the immediate response of outraged Americans was for "justice." There is nothing more political incorrect in the US at
the present time than to suggest that the terrorists who indiscriminately killed so many innocent Americans deserve any sort of legal representation. As this suggests, in many instances, the way
that "justice" was being defined since 9/11 appears to equate it with vengeance. A headline in the November 16th edition of the New York Times, a few weeks after
9/11 read: "Some lawmakers prefer bin Laden dead" (Roberstson). While granting that all indications point toward the guilt of bin Laden and the al-Qaida, no court has rendered a verdict.
Yet, it is clear that judgement has been passed. Therefore, the question arises as to whether or not the US is seeking justice or revenge. The following examination looks at
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