Questioning Anger and Justice

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THE QUESTION

What am I calling justice while I am angry?

Anger can bring a strong sense that something should happen next. A wrong should be acknowledged. A consequence should follow. Something should be repaired, restored, prevented, or changed. Questioning Anger and Justice asks what I mean by justice, what outcome I believe belongs, and what I am asking that outcome to accomplish.

A QUESTION TO HOLD

What am I asking justice to do?

BEGIN WHERE SOMETHING GETS YOUR ATTENTION.

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BEGIN HERE

What would justice look like to me here?

Acknowledgment?
Apology?
Accountability?
Consequence?
Repair?
Restitution?
Protection?
Prevention?
Change?
Something else?

What would have to happen for me to say justice had been done?

FAIRNESS

What do I mean by fair here?

Fair to whom?

Me?
Another Human?
Everyone affected?
The person who acted?
The System?
Future Humans?

TENSION

Whose interests does my idea of justice include?

WHAT ARE YOU NOTICING?

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CONSEQUENCE / ACCOUNTABILITY

What consequence do I believe belongs here?

What am I hoping that consequence will do?

Protect?
Repair?
Prevent?
Acknowledge?
Teach?
Deter?
Punish?
Restore?

What would accountability actually require here?

Admission or explanation?
Taking responsibility?
Changing behavior?
Repairing something?
Accepting a consequence?
Being answerable to another Human or a System?

Would I want the same outcome if I were no longer angry?

What am I asking justice to restore?

Safety?
Dignity?
Trust?
Control?
Equality?
A relationship?
Something lost?
A sense of fairness?

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LET THE QUESTION MOVE

What happens when no outcome can make what happened unhappen?

Recognition?
Repair?
Prevention?
Accountability?
Change?
Completion?
Something else?

LOOK AGAIN

Does my sense of justice require me to remain angry?

LOOK AGAIN THROUGH THE THREE LENSES

SELF

What am I asking justice to restore for me?

SYSTEMS

What responsibility, if any, belongs to the System in deciding or addressing what is fair?

SOCIETY

What do I believe a just Society should do with situations like this?

BRING THE QUESTION BACK

What am I calling justice?
What am I asking justice to do?
If the anger changes, what still needs to be addressed?

What does this reveal about Being Human?

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