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Twelve years ago someone broke into your home and held you at gunpoint for 40 minutes. They served their sentence. They now have a family and mentor at-risk youth full-time. A school has called you asking for a character reference — they do not know you are the victim. You are one of very few people in the community who knows about the conviction.
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Why this dilemma matters
Justice questions ask whether the law, fairness, or mercy should lead the call. Choosing “Tell the school the truth about what happened. They have the right to know” prioritises equal treatment for all; choosing “Say nothing incriminating. People can genuinely change, and one phone call could destroy a rebuilt life” gives more weight to proportionate response to one case.
Worth asking yourself
- Who is the rule protecting, and who is paying for it?
- Is mercy a kind of justice here, or its opposite?
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