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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 01:03 amWhat do you do when someone is ready to face punishment for crimes they committed in the past? That’s what I’ve been asking myself the last few days and I’m no closer to an answer now than when I first found out about those crimes six months ago. Both morally and legally, the answer is simple: you let them do it. To face retribution for one’s transgressions is one of the cornerstones of our entire judicial system. But as a friend…
A guilty plea can sometimes lighten a sentence, but there are only so many strings that can be pulled when faced with murder charges. On my world, such charges would almost guarantee a sentence of death. I can’t imagine it’s much different on his.
Maybe I should have taken a page out of Edgeworth’s book and cut ties when I found out. Maybe I would have, if I hadn’t gotten so close. It’s so much easier to condemn people for the wrongs they’ve committed when you don’t know them. It makes you wonder if you’re really the kind of person everyone thinks you are…
I don’t want him to do it, but I can’t say that because it goes against everything I stand for as a representative of justice. To let him do it feels like a betrayal of friendship, though.
I feel like the worst kind of hypocrite.
((OOC: SOMEBODY CALL THE WAAAAAHMBULANCE. This is actually a rare occasion in which Phoenix might appreciate someone hacking his entry. If you feel so inclined, have at it!))
A guilty plea can sometimes lighten a sentence, but there are only so many strings that can be pulled when faced with murder charges. On my world, such charges would almost guarantee a sentence of death. I can’t imagine it’s much different on his.
Maybe I should have taken a page out of Edgeworth’s book and cut ties when I found out. Maybe I would have, if I hadn’t gotten so close. It’s so much easier to condemn people for the wrongs they’ve committed when you don’t know them. It makes you wonder if you’re really the kind of person everyone thinks you are…
I don’t want him to do it, but I can’t say that because it goes against everything I stand for as a representative of justice. To let him do it feels like a betrayal of friendship, though.
I feel like the worst kind of hypocrite.
((OOC: SOMEBODY CALL THE WAAAAAHMBULANCE. This is actually a rare occasion in which Phoenix might appreciate someone hacking his entry. If you feel so inclined, have at it!))
