[Her coin. He'd pick it up for her later. For now, he had another question to answer.
There had been several reasons to explain. Though he knew that anyone who had done wrong should be punished accordingly, it wasn't his place to decide, not as a mere witness or instrument of the law. He didn't enforce it, nor carry out the punishment itself.]
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Date: 2011-05-12 02:40 am (UTC)There had been several reasons to explain. Though he knew that anyone who had done wrong should be punished accordingly, it wasn't his place to decide, not as a mere witness or instrument of the law. He didn't enforce it, nor carry out the punishment itself.]
... I have no authority to sentence the accused.