What to make of a place where a TV show advocates the death of a mom whose child drowned? It was appalling to see White House bigwigs crowding around a screen to watch the killing of Osama Bin Laden. I am still not sure what the case was about, it is really none of my business, but here a fellow gives a quick review.
He notes that justice is elusive. Indeed! We can never achieve justice, which God reserved for himself (vengeance is Mine). What he gave us instead is mercy, which is transformative and gives (uuggghhh...) "closure."
In this respect Islamic justice is superior to any judeo-christian system, since they revived the eye-for-an-eye ethic. In practice, once a court has established the facts, this gives the offended the ability to mulct payment commensurate with the wealth of the offender in lieu of the eye, an approximation of justice superior to our system of guidelines, or give the offender a pass (mercy), something out of the hands of the victim in our system.
The West had a renaissance compliments of the learning we picked up from Islamic scholars. Much was wasted in pointless wars with them, and much was gained by peaceful trade. We should try that again.
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