Debt: Justice And Humaneness, Just some common but core thoughts Options

[Julie_D]

I remember a story that happened in the USA after 9/11 strike. There was a man, probably of some Eastern European origin, who lived in New York City. He had a wife of the same origin and a little daughter, who was born after their arrival to the US. His wife workplace was somewhere on the top of those WTC towers. When a first airliner struck the WTC she immediately called him and gave a hope that she would survive. And then the second airliner came together with the final collapse of the WTC buildings. This man was shocked as other Americans; he suffered as many other Americans and he was together with his daughter among obvious victims of Al-Qaeda attack.
This story could be the same as thousands of similar histories. However, it wasn’t the end. Very soon after his wife death immigration authorities found out that his visa had expired long ago and he was illegal. They deported him. However, his daughter was claimed as a native citizen of the US and was violently left alone in the country, being passed to social agency cares.
The Law was fully kept, yet it seems difficult to be called Justice and I see no traces of Humaneness in that decision. To my regret I do not remember the further situation progres.
What was my idea to write down this sad story? I think it’s just no more than a heart-cry.
Bankers and lenders are people, they have families and children. They want to eat. Borrowers are people, they have families and they also want to eat and to possess a place to live. Debt collectors, who knock at the doors, are the same people, with the same needs. Where is a decision of the inevitable collision of these human groups?
I can only to use the Biblical morale: do not do the things which you do not wish to be done with you.

[P.B.Smith]

Uhmmm. I have just read it (I guess immediately after your publication) and I should say that your text strikes right in a heart.
However, I will argue with you.
Sad but true: there is no law than a law. Dura lex sed lex. If we wish to live in the society where we hope to meet unified standards of social behavior and its consequences - we must agree to conform to these standards. Else there will be endless chaos. If you are illegal immigrant – go home. If you’ve borrowed money and unable to repay – wait for “violent” actions.
However, standardized society, especially democratic, means the possibility to change the rules. Let’s vote for representatives, let’s vote for new laws. And then situation may change.
That is the way.

[jeannie-oz]

I am quite happy with the principle that a person,having decided to take certain action, must be prepared to deal with the consequences of his/her actions (borrower repaying the debt, criminal facing charges, etc). However, its often unjust laws and practices that lead to the loss (physical, emotional, financial, etc). And i agree that its up to us, responsible human beings to use our rite to vote (fought for so hard by our ancestors) to change things.