"How do the Golden Rule and Karma fit in with concepts of justice?"
I believe that people think that Karma and justice are the same thing. On Osama bin Laden's recent death, people were celebrating, saying that "he got what was coming," or "Karma finally caught up to him." Karma is a belief that actions directly cause consequences, so in theory, if one does good things, then good things will happen to them. The Golden Rule is to treat others as you would want to be treated, as we've all learned in elementary school.
As we've learned in life, few, if anyone, ever follows the Golden Rule to a T. The actions of others also directly or indirectly affect us, so sometimes, bad things happen to good people. Justice, in my opinion, is the way we deal with the people who break the rules. In theory, we figure out what each person deserves based on what they had done, and find an appropriate punishment or reward, without bias. So, I think that while they are loosely related, justice is more of ends to something, while karma and the golden rule try to prevent bad things from happening.
Question: With our human natures as they are, is unbiased justice attainable?
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