I have questions about restorative justice that trouble me. If you have somebody who has stolen from another, those goods can be restored to the person who originally owned them and that is restorative justice. Everything is set back right and in the way it should be. Now tell me this, in the same concept of restoration? How do you make right a young woman who has been held captive and raped everyday for the last 14 years of her life and then committs suicide because she cannot stand the pain? How is she restored back to wholeness? Even if the rapists are caught and put to death, how does that restore her? How does that do anything to restore her and undo what was done to her? What about the Jewish man who watched the Germans exterminate his whole family and his friends? Will lining up those Germans against a wall and shooting them undo the deaths of his beloved ones? I suppose you could say that in heaven everything will be made right and therefore what happens on earth is not really all that important because it'll all be made eventually right. Well. If that's the case then let's just live anyway we want to, right? Punishment,as much as it satisfies us internally, does not undo the deed. So how are things made right?
I agree with restorative justice in a theological sense. But I also believe that since restoration is an objective fact. Not all are even close to experiencing it. So punishment as in going to jail might not restore there mind from thinking it but in alot of cases it does stop many from acting on it in fear of going to prison.
This in itself a healing conversation thankyou
I have questions about restorative justice that trouble me. If you have somebody who has stolen from another, those goods can be restored to the person who originally owned them and that is restorative justice. Everything is set back right and in the way it should be.
Now tell me this, in the same concept of restoration? How do you make right a young woman who has been held captive and raped everyday for the last 14 years of her life and then committs suicide because she cannot stand the pain? How is she restored back to wholeness? Even if the rapists are caught and put to death, how does that restore her? How does that do anything to restore her and undo what was done to her?
What about the Jewish man who watched the Germans exterminate his whole family and his friends? Will lining up those Germans against a wall and shooting them undo the deaths of his beloved ones?
I suppose you could say that in heaven everything will be made right and therefore what happens on earth is not really all that important because it'll all be made eventually right. Well. If that's the case then let's just live anyway we want to, right? Punishment,as much as it satisfies us internally, does not undo the deed. So how are things made right?
Is there more videos to this topic? I would love to listen to all of them
Hey Brad! Just awesome. I'd love to hear you speak on "do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God."
For God, justice is love, and forgiveness. I'm subscribed to all! When are you doing another "in person" conference?
I agree with restorative justice in a theological sense. But I also believe that since restoration is an objective fact. Not all are even close to experiencing it. So punishment as in going to jail might not restore there mind from thinking it but in alot of cases it does stop many from acting on it in fear of going to prison.
sweeet!!!