The failings of Western Legal System

I have recently many news and reports of crimes being committed on newspaper and how the western legal system of red tapes and long process often allow criminals to escape tough punishment.

I think we as human have placed too much complexity in the legal system creating a sort of chaos and technicality. I read with sadness of white collar crimes, murder and recently the piracy in Somalia and i come to understand why the laws set by God was so harsh. For example if a man is to murder, it would be a life for a life, unless the victim is willing to accept an offering. In fact, as i read the first 5 books of the bible. I come to understand the purpose of such law. The tougher the law the better the deterrent of offending. Eg. In Singapore, drug use is not as rampant for one... if you are caught its death sentence.

In the western legal culture its always about Human Rights. I do think people who advocate Human Rights sorely miss out one point. When a murderer or killer takes a person life, he or she would have lost the right. Its just simple common sense. A person who deprives others from the right to live, then they themselves should be excluded from benefiting from this right. Rights are only given if the offending have consider other people's right to live, if they don't, then simply put
they should not complain that their rights are being violated.

If we follow the principle of governance explained in the bible, i do believe this world would be a better place. At least you know the victims of the crime would know that justice has been served.

It would be sad to come to a day when our legal system have failed the people they were suppose to protect and in the end Vigilante groups have to start operating. You wonder why nowadays, there are so many movies on super heros who combat the bad to protect the people - shows like Batman, Ironman, X-men, etc....heros who work outside the law because the law was useless in protecting them.

Hopefully one day someone will be bold enough to take some principles laid down in the bible and use it in the implementation of law to help govern the country.