I thought I would point to a “FAQ” by Dr. Mary J.
Ruwart, from her “Short Answers to Tough Questions” (1998), following “Healing
Our World”, from her website, about restitution, here.
I wanted to call some attention to her point about whether
there is “mercy” in a “libertarian society.” She points out that “any debt
incurred by an aggressor represents a real injury or loss to the victim.” In
other words, there is no honor in “getting to play victim.” The victim, in effect, contributes to paying
for the acts of the criminal or thief, in terms of real losses or at least
station in life. In religious terms, particularly
in Christianity, this idea could be seen as justification for the need for a
savior. No one can be “right” all the
time. In my own thinking, I sometimes
prefer the word “casualty” rather than “victim”, at least if there sharing of
the risks to civilians posed by common enemies.
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