{"id":10423,"date":"2011-10-27T21:19:41","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T13:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=10423"},"modified":"2011-10-27T21:19:41","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T13:19:41","slug":"jail-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2011\/10\/jail-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Jail or Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Question:<\/strong> My friend’s business partner cheated her of her money. She wants to send him to jail.<\/p>\n

Answer:<\/strong> If the culprit is unrepentant, this might be the only way.<\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong>\u00a0As an alternative,\u00a0my friend could consider settling the matter privately than go to the police.<\/p>\n

Answer:\u00a0<\/strong>If possible, why not?<\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong>\u00a0If he goes to jail, his life may be ruined. If he is remorseful, he could be given a second chance and turn over a new leaf.<\/p>\n

Answer:\u00a0<\/strong>The question would be, is he already remorseful and thus likely to pay back. If he is unlikely, jail time might be the way for genuine remorse to surface. After jail, there is a second chance to turn over a new leaf too.<\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong>\u00a0My friend is very angry with him \u00a0and said she would be happy to see him behind bars.<\/p>\n

Answer:\u00a0<\/strong>The decision should not be based on anger but out of compassion, as anger is harmful. This is the ideal train of thought… The cheater made a terrible mistake. Out of compassion, it should be considered which is the best way for the cheater to repent and redeem himself – in jail or outside. If the cheater, not being in jail is not likely to redeem himself by paying back, it is better to go to jail.<\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong>\u00a0Will my friend get bad karma because she sends\u00a0him to jail though he’s\u00a0really at fault?<\/p>\n

Answer: <\/strong>Negative\u00a0karma is created when there is intention based on greed, hatred and delusion. So, even though it might be the cheater’s just deserts to go to jail, when the one that conditions him being jailed makes it happen with a sense of hatred, then she creates some negative karma too. But, as above, it is possible to seek justice, even if involving jail, without hatred, but based on compassion.<\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong>\u00a0My friend is a\u00a0baptised Christian.<\/p>\n

Answer:\u00a0<\/strong>Karma, as a natural law like gravity, applies to everyone regardless of their belief system. Christianity teaches about forgiveness too, though not in the same way as Buddhism. There is sometimes vengeful rage too, though little spoken of these days –\u00a0http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3eqx64q<\/wbr><\/a>\u00a0– so let’s not encourage that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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