If someone does you wrong, does that person receive justice? Or do they get their just deserts? That's a good question. Because justice implies righteousness, truth, the upholding of law and virtue.On the other hand, if they got their just deserts, they are ideally getting a punishment that fits the crime.What should the punishment be for a person who steals from the elderly and infirm? In the first article below, a woman in Florida has been convicted of running a long time scam in the magazine subscription business, taking advantage of of the elderly, the infirm, and those who don't know any better.None of the articles I found about her guilty plea mention the punishment for this. Jail? How long? A fine? How much is enough? Restitution? That would be nice.What about the brother the articles mention? Did he turn her in? There's no mention of what happened (or happens) to him. Why is that?What punishment do you think fits this crime?
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If someone does you wrong, does that person receive justice? Or do they get their just deserts? That's a good question. Because justice implies righteousness, truth, the upholding of law and virtue.On the other hand, if they got their just deserts, they are ideally getting a punishment that fits the crime.What should the punishment be for a person who steals from the elderly and infirm? In the first article below, a woman in Florida has been convicted of running a long time scam in the magazine subscription business, taking advantage of of the elderly, the infirm, and those who don't know any better.None of the articles I found about her guilty plea mention the punishment for this. Jail? How long? A fine? How much is enough? Restitution? That would be nice.What about the brother the articles mention? Did he turn her in? There's no mention of what happened (or happens) to him. Why is that?What punishment do you think fits this crime?