In Scotland over many years we have cultivated through our justice system what I hope can be described as a 'culture of compassion.' On the other hand there still exists in many parts of the U.S. if not nationally an attitude towards the concept of justice which can only be described as a 'culture of vengeance.'
Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance... poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music.