He’s bound to have done something,” Nobby repeated. In this he was echoing the Patrician’s view of crime … - Terry Pratchett

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Terry Pratchett

He’s bound to have done something,” Nobby repeated. In this he was echoing the Patrician’s view of crime and punishment. If there was a crime, there should be punishment. If the specific criminal should be involved in the punishment process then this was a happy accident, but if not then any criminal would do, and since everyone was undoubtedly guilty of something, the net result was that, in general terms, justice was done.

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