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Justice must be tempered with mercy.

More people should remember that.

Very true. Most people should remember to treat others with the compassion they would want for themselves, when they falter.

They would, and yet sometimes, in that crucial moment, people forget that they too are human. Or are simply afraid of being human.

True. People are quick to judge others and forget their own mistakes and faults.

I think it is the English whose Bible says "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". Wise words.

Very wise words indeed.

What if they don't deserve it?

With few exceptions, most people do. How can we expect mercy if we are not willing to give it?

Would torture and murder of innocent children be one of these exceptions?

On the surface, not knowing the circumstances, I would say yes.

Just to see if a certain effect could be achieved?

Again, yes. That would seem to be an exception.

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