The Wisdom of Each Other: Summit School Junior High Thoughts on Justice
The right to take a stand
Justice is a sacrifice you make for friends, family, people you care about.
When something good trumps something bad
Superheroes fighting crime. Making sure the bad guys are put in jail. Bringing forth a problem and solving it without being vengeful.
Fairness
The right to feel free
Just desserts
Justice is being fair and honest to the people who love you and the people who don ’ t.
Justice is fairness in superhero language.
To do the right thing and make sure others do the right thing, too
Being held accountable for our actions
Making a right out of a wrong
Being brave enough to stand up for someone that is being mistreated and having the power to forgive people
Equality
Justice is freedom and fairness. It is the right to both of these things.
Stating the truth
Justice means being punished when you do something bad.
Balancing the scales in life
Doing whatever is best, no matter what the consequences are
Justice is not revenge.
Finding good when times are bad
Justice brings peace to those who were wronged.
To bring good to yourself and your community and to do good to yourself and your community.
The law
Equal opportunity for everyone
Justice is helping out someone who is in need.
Being treated fairly and treating others fairly
Karma: What goes around comes around.
When laws are carried out and punishments are given
Good is being done to help the majority of the people
When the law is followed
Wrong doers get punished. Right doers get praised.
Things being fair for everyone — which I guess doesn ’ t happen very often, maybe never?
Justice is when the good person wins.
Doing the right thing when you are tempted to do the wrong thing
Correcting what is incorrect
Justice is about helping people without being told.
Doing what is right. I must do the right thing in order to be a good person — and to create a just world.
Justice is when right is brought to those who do wrong.
Justice is being good to all people. It ’ s telling the truth, especially being honest with yourself.
Listening to your conscience
Being a good citizen
Fair treatment of all people (whether I know them or not)
Justice is making what is wrong right.
Justice means doing the right thing for the right reason.