Acquittal can't escape law of karma

By Salvador S. Panelo

Jul 01, 2024 12:04 am

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THE government imposes punishment on those transgressing the laws of the land as a means of asserting its sovereign will of protecting its inhabitants from those who sow anarchy and disturb the peace.

It is also a way of exacting retribution for the victims' suffering. It warns would-be transgressors that they cannot escape accountability for dastardly deeds like taking another's life, inflicting physical injury, forcibly or deceptively taking away the property of another, or depriving the liberty of an individual.

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