Book: Judgment or Justice

'''Judgment or Justice

A Brief on the Purian Justice.'''

Ever since their birth the Purian people, myself included, have always held a very simple outlook on justice. What is justice? Who judges? What is just and unjust? But Purians sense of justice comes down to two terms "Ignorant" and "Innocent". To fully understand the Purians justice system and outlook on justice one must define these terms as the Purians do. To Purians the word Ignorant is the act of knowing something but ignoring it, AND OR being REASONABLY ABLE to know and choosing to ignore it in one way or another... A brief example,

EXAMPLE: A man knows punching his wife is wrong and against the law, yet he does it, either not expecting to be punished or not caring about punishment.

The other word is "Innocent" which as defined by Purians is the act of not knowing something by virtue of never being exposed or learned of that said thing.

EXAMPLE: A massive war is raging outside your home yet you hear no shots nor any screams, yet it is your duty as a citizen to defend your home, lest you be put to death as a willing traitor. You would be found NOT guilty as you had no knowledge of the war nor any reasonable ability or reason to try and learn of it.

These words define the Purian system of justice in their land and across Eden. Most people have misconceptions about this even still though. They think just because the Purian system is simple that it is also black and white, in fact it is not, judgment must still be passed because their is always the question "could he/she have known?" and the answer to that would rule the judges sentence.