The Answerer

Oh Boy! Good question. I think about that because it happens a lot these days.

Do understand that many who do wrong things do have to pay, and a trip to jail is for some of them.

There are many answers but none are complete.

Three men in the city I live in were sent to jail for murder in the last twenty-five years. They were all three innocent! Some police got into trouble for that.

Others wrong-doers have money to hire very clever lawyers who find little errors in the police case and cast doubt to the judge or jury-who will not convict a person if there is any doubt-so they go free. That is how Australia’s legal system works.

It is The Rule of Law.

Police must charge a person, evidence heard from the police and the lawyers who defend the accused person. Then the magistrate, judge or the jury decide if the ‘accused’ is innocent or guilty.

Not many countries have this system. Most are worse, even though in our system, some guilty persons are found ‘not guilty’.

I am very glad that the Bible says that there is a judgement day: “… and we must all answer for the good and bad things we have done.” (Hebrews 9:27)

The wrong doer WILL answer to God for what they did while on earth. (See Matthew 25:31-46) and Romans 14:10-12)