Yes, I do believe that justice and mercy cannot co-exist. To have justice is to give a person a punishment that he deserves for the act that he committed, regardless of his circumstances, any bias towards him, and placing pity out of the picture. However, mercy will remove the harsh punishment from justice. With mercy, the punishments will be "soft" and ultimately will not serve the effect of deterring others from performing the harmful acts, therefore getting in the way of justice being served.
Also, people may be targeted to make use of their merciful nature. Once people learn that you are merciful, they most likely will try to take advantage of you, or commit harmful acts to you instead of to others as they know that your mercy will come through and no severe punishment will be mete out. Who knows to what extent that this can happen, possibly murder victims can even be acquitted for their crimes due to a merciful plaintiff.
In conclusion, justice and mercy cannot co-exist
Also, people may be targeted to make use of their merciful nature. Once people learn that you are merciful, they most likely will try to take advantage of you, or commit harmful acts to you instead of to others as they know that your mercy will come through and no severe punishment will be mete out. Who knows to what extent that this can happen, possibly murder victims can even be acquitted for their crimes due to a merciful plaintiff.
In conclusion, justice and mercy cannot co-exist
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