Judges, lawyers, police and government officials are not capable of applying compassion in matters of the law. Otherwise, they would not be in those occupations. Perhaps we should have a Compassion Panel composed of three citizens who are not in those occupations. People who have been judged and found guilty of a crime could be given a choice to either request another trial or appeal for compassion. Illegal immigrants about to be deported could also request compassion. The panel's majority decision will be final and will allow common sense to overrule the Law up to and beyond the highest level in the government. This policy will appear to be fair to some and unfair to others, but fair and unfair can never be universally defined.
Wallace L. Haynes
West Valley City
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This idea of a compassion panel is one of the most absurd to appear in this paper in a long time. Why not simply call it what it is: a "who-cares-about-the-law panel."
Why don't we just extend compassion and set all murderers, More..
This show how little the "law is the law" group know about how our legal system works. Justice and Mercy have always been a part of the legal system of the United States. That is why we have as one of or cymbals the blind folded lady More..
Well Illegal immigrants were called out. How about a compassion panel for those unfortunate immigrants who are not accepted because they actually complied with the laws, but there was no room in line because of those who butted in front of them?