Justice is just another word that has no meaning in our day. When man decides what justice is, you can rest assured that it will be injustice. Man believes that he is wiser than God, but man is a fool. He demonstrates his foolishness in manifold ways on a daily basis. It never dawns upon him what the consequences of his actions will be. He never extends anything out to its logical conclusion. This is too logical for his mind.
Our entire judicial system needs to be reformed. No not with tougher sentencing, but with Biblical punishments for crime. When man attempts to institute any policy, it always ends up being the opposite of what he intends. This is because man does not know what is right and wrong. It takes revelation from God. This revelation is found in the pages of the Bible. Unless someone uses the Bible, properly interpreted, his methods will prove to be counterproductive.
Man never learns. He is intent, as was Adam was, in having his own way. He desires autonomy from God. Only those who agree with rebellious man do not see any problem in men’s institutions. They believe that they are right. They never question anything. They are mindless automatons. Whatever the government says is right, they support it with all of their being. They are the type who say that there is nothing we can do about it.
Prisons are unbiblical. They are places of unproductiveness. Even if the prisoners are given tasks to do, they are menial tasks and the prisoner is not adequately compensated for his labor. Prison labor is slave labor. Prisoners are slaves of the state. The Bible does not allow for such nonsense. The Bible’s punishments are either restitution or the death penalty. One is productive in restoring the possessions of a victim and the other produces a godly civil order by removing those who seek to destroy civil order.
A recent case makes the point, in regard to restitution. Gloria Erwin McIntosh pled guilty to vandalism over $500 and was sentenced to one year’s incarceration. She had scratched the name "pig" on a sport utility vehicle owned by the wife of Unicoi County Sheriff Kent Harris. Clearly, McIntosh was in the wrong and her act was criminal. There is no disputing this at all. However, her sentence is ridiculous. I believe that this stiff penalty, considering the crime, was given because it was the wife of the county’s sheriff. Remember this is the South.
Who is really being penalized here? The taxpayers of the State of Tennessee. The taxpayers must pay for McIntosh’s shelter, food, clothing, medical care etc. McIntosh does not have to do anything to have these things that you and I have to work for. We have been sentenced along with McIntosh. We have been sentenced to provide for someone who is going to be unproductive in prison. This makes no sense whatsoever and yet this is what is hailed as justice. This is stupidity right out in the open.
What should McIntosh’s sentence be? What did she vandalize? The sport utility vehicle. Therefore, she must make restitution by paying for the damage caused by her scrawling pig on the SUV. Whatever costs are associated here must be paid for. The only persons affected by this crime are the Harrises. McIntosh only owes them. She does not owe a debt to society. She should be required to make double restitution.
Double restitution would be a deterrent to McIntosh every behaving in a similar way. If she is unable to make double restitution, then she will become an indentured servant until full restitution is made. This makes McIntosh productive by having to work off her debt to the victim and the Harrises have their vehicle restored by the body work and a new paint job for their vehicle. This is a wining situation for this crime. Anything else is anti-judicial.
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