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This phenomenon stems in part from the just-world cognitive bias, the tendency to believe that the world is fundamentally fair and that good people are rewarded while bad people are punished.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
"Evil must be punished, and so it will be. I have hope for that".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Bass said that when she toured police station houses after being elected, the number one complaint she heard was about the perception that lower-ranking officers are punished more severely than command staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Rhoad's fiancee Natalie Weirtz told the court by video call that the accused "must be punished so that no other family suffers the same pain."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Not one person who helped Booth and Herold during their escape, except Dr. Mudd, was punished.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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