Justice is blindfolded to represent indifference to circumstance and personal status in the course of determining guilt and punishment; only the facts of the crime should be considered. It would be dishonest to say that "blind justice" would just let someone go due to the circumstance that the convicted has contracted cancer.

That's what I was thinking. Justice isn't "compassionate." Justice is indifferent to suffering all around.

That's not to say I don't agree with you guys. I just think the whole "justice is blind" argument is kind of silly and holds no water.

I could never get behind "an eye for an eye" mentality. I'm with Pang on this one.

Justice and mercy can be a tad controversial, no?

Even more so when allegations of trade politics get into the mix!

The answer is clear, Locke. Fly over and off him yourself. We are 'Justiceteers' and you can be one too!

Actually, the eye-for-an-eye justice for him would have been to blow up the plane that was taking him to Libya.

After forewarning the crew and other innocents to abandon ship first, of course.