A Biblical legend long revered for his loyal commitment to the savior Jesus Christ following his conversion to Christianity after many years spent persecuting Christians himself while a high-ranking official of the Roman government was put to death by lethal injection after finally being tried and convicted of the war crimes he committed while still an official of the long-defunct Roman empire---a consequence of numerous laws dealing with war crimes both recent and past, allowing for retroactive prosecution of such offenses regardless of when or where they were committed.
Loyal followers of the late apostle protested that Paul had already been exonerated of his then-heinous acts by divine intervention and decree, and that secular mortal judgments have no place in making any decisions based on his particular case.
However, Hans Van Muer, a spokesperson for the International Court, explained that the late apostle's offenses while still a Roman official equaled or exceeded some of the worst ones committed by Nazi officials in Germany during World War II, many of whom were tried and convicted at the Nuremberg trials of the 1950s. And that the modern justice systems we have now are all based on revenge and clinical retribution, so the notion of forgiveness for past offenses, regardless of the passage of time, is out of the question in today's social and legal climate.
That, these days, anything an offender does or did that violates or has violated what are now the current laws, or the rights and dignity of another, will be permanently held against that offender, regardless of any personal changes the offender may otherwise have made during the time it takes to finally get them on trial.
Loyal followers of the late apostle protested that Paul had already been exonerated of his then-heinous acts by divine intervention and decree, and that secular mortal judgments have no place in making any decisions based on his particular case.
However, Hans Van Muer, a spokesperson for the International Court, explained that the late apostle's offenses while still a Roman official equaled or exceeded some of the worst ones committed by Nazi officials in Germany during World War II, many of whom were tried and convicted at the Nuremberg trials of the 1950s. And that the modern justice systems we have now are all based on revenge and clinical retribution, so the notion of forgiveness for past offenses, regardless of the passage of time, is out of the question in today's social and legal climate.
That, these days, anything an offender does or did that violates or has violated what are now the current laws, or the rights and dignity of another, will be permanently held against that offender, regardless of any personal changes the offender may otherwise have made during the time it takes to finally get them on trial.
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