Two women sit on opposite sides of the courtroom, hoping for justice. Their sons had gotten into an argument which resulted in a tussle. Suddenly, Jerry pulled out a large knife and stabbed John several times in the belly. He had since been tried and convicted of aggravated battery, a felony with a maximum statutory penalty of fifteen years imprisonment. Jerry stood before the judge. John could not attend the proceeding, as he was still recovering from emergency ileostomy surgery. The knife wounds had severed his colon beyond repair. The ileostomy would be permanent. It infrequently occurs in criminal cases that both sides walk away feeling that justice has prevailed. More often than not, one side feels justice has been done while the other bemoans its absence. In this case, however, neither of the two mothers felt that they got justice. The judge sent Jerry to prison for nine years. His mother, exiting the courtroom tearfully, believed that he was treated too harshly. John’s mother didn’t cry, but she was upset. She felt the sentence was too light. Her son would be wearing a bag on his belly for the rest of his life. What is justice, then? Justice is how you want the case to turn out.
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