Great Justice
An Indonesian judge by the name of Marzuki was sitting in judgment of an old lady who pleaded guilty of stealing some tapioca from a plantation.
In her defense, the old lady admitted to the Judge that she was indeed guilty of the crime because she was poor and her son was sick while her grandchild was hungry.
The plantation manager insisted that she
be punished as a deterrent to others.
The judge going through the documents then looked up and said to the old lady, “I’m sorry but I cannot make any exception to the Law and you must be punished accordingly”.
The judge going through the documents then looked up and said to the old lady, “I’m sorry but I cannot make any exception to the Law and you must be punished accordingly”.
The old lady was fined Rp.1 million (USD
100) and if she could not pay the fine then she will be jailed for 2 1/2 years
as demanded by the Law.
She wept as she could not pay the
fine.
The Judge then took her hat and put in
Rp.100,000 into the hat and said, “In the name of justice, I fine all present
in the Court @ Rp.50,000 (USD 5.50) each as dwellers of this City for letting
a child starve until her grandmother is compelled to steal to feed her
grandchild. The Registrar will now collect the fines from all
present.”
The Court managed to collect Rp 3.5
million (USD 350) including the fine collected from the plantation manager,
whereby the fine was paid off and the rest was given to the old
lady!
Will we ever see such a thing happening
in our courts ?!
I've learnt.....that being kind
is more important than being right.
is more important than being right.
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