The damage done when justice is delayed.
I remember reading about ancient times when people were burned at the stake for being a witch and the accusation and actual burning took place within several hours. Now that is quick justice.
Quick Justice - or is it?
God mandates quick justice in the Bible, which is where our laws come from. But proof was necessary and sometimes that took time. In the case of leprosy, a person was to be put away for seven days and then inspected by a priest and sometimes put away for another seven days and inspected by the priest. All of that was done before exiling that person with leprosy, sending them out into the wilderness.
In today's legal system a criminal can sometimes delay their capture arrest and trial for seven or eight years and in some cases up to 20+ years.
Sometimes the evidence that needs to go to trial is classified, which is explicitly prohibited under the norms of classification. It specifically says that classifying something because it's embarrassing or inconvenient for a politician is against the law.
But if said politician is going to hang for a huge crime, then he or she may as well hang for classifying things improperly. At least that is their line of thinking.
Justice delayed is tyranny and we have nothing but tyranny right now.
James Comey needs to be in jail and that has been the case for over ten years.
And Bill and Hillary have been waiting well over 20 years.
I love how you connected the concept of quick justice to Bible laws, it's fascinating to see how ancient principles still influence our modern understanding of justice. This really makes me think about the trade-off between speed and thoroughness in our justice system 🤔📚🔍