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%MANIPULATIVE ADVERSARIAL JUSTICE TRUTH LOVE SECURE 940526

    Manipulative   adversarial  systems  of  justice   are
unlikely  to lead to reconciliation and  security  because
they  do not encourage the offering and accepting of  true
gifts  of  security  known as the  freedom  to  be  safely
vulnerable.

    In  theory the adversarial systems of justice  promote
the  discovery of the truth through competition and  cross
examination  designed  to  get  at  the  objective  truth;
because,  in theory, under cross examination any deception
will  be  revealed and lies will be  uncovered.    In  the
theory  of  adversarial  justice,   justice will  be  best
served by the discovery  of  the objective truth about who
did  what  to  whom  and  with  what  consequences.    The
assumption  is  made that  the  truth which  needs  to  be
discovered and  shared with  the jury/judge  is  objective
truth; rather than reflexive truth.

    The  fatal flaw with adversarial systems of justice is
that  they  fail to recognize,  name,  and talk about  the
roles  which reflexive truths play in promoting true love,
power and justice---which are the foundations of  personal
and  communal  integrity.    The  adversarial  systems  of
justice  all  too often promote  adversarial relationships
both  inside and outside of  the  court-room;  rather than
true  conflict  resolution  through the exchange  of  true
gifts  of  security  known as the  freedom  to  be  safely
vulnerable.   Adversarial   systems  of justice  encourage
people  to  take  positions,  and  so  to  take  sides  in
dichotomous conflicts which are based upon  assumptions of
either/or  logic  and  win/lose  competitive  games---with
little emphasis upon the foundations of the healthy growth
of:   personal integrity,  communal  integrity,   conflict
resolution,   true  security,   reconciliation,     mutual
understanding,  dialogue,   active listening,  love,   and
forgiveness.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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