definitions- blog entry 2 for Justice paper

Justice can be defined as the fair consequences given because of an immoral action that was committed. Of course justice can only be served in the context of a preexisting “moral code” or law when you’re talking about legal justice. It is all relative to this law as in one place an action may be deemed immoral and therefore justice must be served, but in another place that same action may be entirely appropriate. Justice also has to do with righting wrongs. Usually there is no way to completely compensate a person when a crime has been committed against them (unless it is something like having their car stolen in which case it can be replaced, although even then sentimental value is at stake). However, justice is served when that person is compensated to the best of the abilities of the enforcing party.
From revenge comes a rash and not necessarily fair consequence to an immoral action. Often it is not fully thought through, and acted out merely on a whim. Additionally revenge is usually employed by the harmed party, as opposed to a neutral 3rd party.

article review- blog 1 for Justice paper

The main purpose of the “Justice Must be Done” article is to reveal the failings of Spielberg’s movie Munich. Judea Pearl’s son Daniel was abducted and killed in Pakistan by terrorists. Munich offers the story of an Israeli agent out to kill some Palestinians who murdered 11 Israelis at the Olympics. Judea Pearl argues that Munich puts something of a positive spin on this type of killing, which is parallel to the killing of Daniel. While Spielberg suggests that the sort of vengeful killing in Munich might be morally ok, Judea Pearl thinks it is never ok, and that Hollywood shouldn’t portray a story saying that it is as this only confuses the public. I think that for entertainment purposes, pretty much anything goes, and that people should watch movies with the conscious consideration that some aspects of a movie may be exaggerated or unrealistic. I have not seen Munich so I may be making a rash judgment, but viewers should be able to differentiate between movies and events in the real world.