Justice has not as much to do with individuals as a society. It is certainly possible that in order to establish justice that some individuals must be separated out to the rest should be kept safe, but justice mostly has to do with how a society at large functions. But justice cannot be seen as strictly punishing the wicked. Punishing is a negative and justice is a positive and we cannot create a positively just society by negative action.
But what does a just society actually look like? Does every person have what they need? Or do they just have the means to obtain what they need? Is justice a society that considers itself safe? How much safety is required for there to be justice? Does a society have to both enforce their fears and their anxieties? What is the cost of a society without fear?
What is the basic foundation of justice? Many people consider that law is the foundation of justice. What law? Who can create a perfectly just law? How should such a law be enforced? And can law and enforcement, by themselves, create a just society?
Others think a just society is created by giving everyone basic rights. What kind of rights? Can freedom of speech give justice to everyone? If someone has the freedom to threaten, then is that part of the foundation of justice? If some rights cannot be allowed, and justice is based on rights, then where is justice found? What balance of rights can create justice?
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