04/voice

[flightlessbird]

We have found the— [ A pause, and quieter, to the side: "What is the word?" A heavy sigh from further off, which sounds kinda like Loki. "It is vandal." ] —Vandals! Who ruined things. We found them, even though Roslyn would not help.

I have named them stump for hands, because stump means not to have a hand. [ she sounds so pleased with her own cleverness. ]

If anyone needs to find and punish someone, then you should ask Loki. He is very good at it.

[ And in the back again, from Loki: ] But not without a price.

Comments

[bratworth]

Quite simply, you are just one person and have no right to decide the punishment for criminal behaviour alone. [ Because he agrees that thieving should be punished - but not like that. ]

[withouthumanity]

I should not decide the punishment for what is done directly to me?

I should think that is the simplest of approaches.

[bratworth]

No. Certainly not. You are, as you said yourself, biased.

[withouthumanity]

And who else should share my own encounter with this wrongdoer, so that they may make an appropriate decision in my stride?

It is obvious that there is no-one qualified to do so.

[bratworth]

Yes, there is. Impartial third parties. A judge. Lawyers.