h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I think the "so long as it harms no-one" clause shows a degree of ethics...

This is a reply to posting 114, I have been unable to get online for the last few days, the thread may have gone cold but I will reply anyway.
Of course justice is relative to the society/culture it serves; I think most people know this. Some cultures/societies have matured through the years and so has their concept of justice. The death penalty may be justice of a kind but it belongs to another era. The U.S. and others may not agree however. The death penalty in Saudi does have a get out clause, or at least involves the victims family- blood money: state justice or family revenge? State murder is not justice, state murder performed in front of an audience (that may include the victims family) as a 'live' theatre show is obscene and almost could be seen as a legalised snuff show.
Justice will always be relative, there are no 'universal laws' of such a virtuous concept, strange really when other virtues are universally accepted as they are, for example, courage, honesty, compassion fairness.
Revenge may be a very private affair, and may be the same the worldwide; justice for one will never be justice for another.

Well, the virtue courage has kind of gone to far. People fail to see the distinction between being brave and being stupid. About justice, isn´t Justitia also in general portrayed with a sword in one hand?