Justice can only be just by being merciful. If the body in power was not merciful and punished the offenders with the same punishment for the same act of wrongdoing it can fail to be completely just. There are other variables that should be considered before deciding the punishment. The degree, to which a crime is committed, the number of times it has been committed, to whom it has affected, and under what special circumstances …showed first 75 words of 627 total…

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