Comments on: Sending Grace to Wall Street http://themoderatevoice.com/22966/sending-grace-to-wall-street/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 21:59:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: bellisaurius http://themoderatevoice.com/22966/sending-grace-to-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-154550 bellisaurius Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:30:28 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/22966/sending-grace-to-wall-street/#comment-154550 If the acted unethically, ala ken lay, then justice would be perfectly served as you suggest. If, however, they played ethically within the range of rules given to them, then I can't see how justice is served by punishing them in a more legal sense, as the economic punishment is more fitting to their transgression, If the acted unethically, ala ken lay, then justice would be perfectly served as you suggest. If, however, they played ethically within the range of rules given to them, then I can't see how justice is served by punishing them in a more legal sense, as the economic punishment is more fitting to their transgression,

]]> By: Gichin13 http://themoderatevoice.com/22966/sending-grace-to-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-154546 Gichin13 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:17:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/22966/sending-grace-to-wall-street/#comment-154546 "If we want to express our anger, then lets work on better regulation to prevent this from happening again. That’s justice."<br><br>No it is not. That is only sensible and represents learning from past mistakes to not repeat them in the future. But it absolutely is not by any means justice. Justice would be Ken Lay spending years in jail, more years than some kid selling a $20 bag of rock on a street corner. “If we want to express our anger, then lets work on better regulation to prevent this from happening again. That’s justice.”

No it is not. That is only sensible and represents learning from past mistakes to not repeat them in the future. But it absolutely is not by any means justice. Justice would be Ken Lay spending years in jail, more years than some kid selling a $20 bag of rock on a street corner.

]]> By: bellisaurius http://themoderatevoice.com/22966/sending-grace-to-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-154540 bellisaurius Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:05:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/22966/sending-grace-to-wall-street/#comment-154540 I remember after Katrina and 9/11 people were looking for folks to blame. I always thought that sort of thinking was silly. The main thing was to learn lessons and try to apply them. <br><br>Another thing to mention is that the prodigal son really didn't need to be punished, he knew he screwed up, and much like the parable of the laborers (where the workers who worked the whole day were payed the same as those who were picked up later), it's the master/father/god's role to dish out things as he considers fair. I remember after Katrina and 9/11 people were looking for folks to blame. I always thought that sort of thinking was silly. The main thing was to learn lessons and try to apply them.

Another thing to mention is that the prodigal son really didn't need to be punished, he knew he screwed up, and much like the parable of the laborers (where the workers who worked the whole day were payed the same as those who were picked up later), it's the master/father/god's role to dish out things as he considers fair.

]]> By: nepr http://themoderatevoice.com/22966/sending-grace-to-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-154530 nepr Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:48:45 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/22966/sending-grace-to-wall-street/#comment-154530 This would also include forgiving the older son for his anger, as one might forgive us (the public) for ours, especially since strengthening this analogy would require having the older son pay for the party! This would also include forgiving the older son for his anger, as one might forgive us (the public) for ours, especially since strengthening this analogy would require having the older son pay for the party!

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