Friday, June 27, 2014

Justice is Neither Fairness nor Equality

From a eulogy for philosopher Sidney Morgenbesser:

Years after the Columbia riots, where [Sidney] was clobbered by the police, he was being questioned for a panel for jury duty. One of the questions was, “Have you ever been treated unjustly or unfairly by the police?” His reply was classic: “I’ve been treated unjustly but not unfairly. They were clobbering everybody.”

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