[NJ_gent]

"Creation is not "The Great Experiment"."

Indeed; 'The Great Experiment' generally refers to the system of government set up in the United States under the US Constitution. :-)

"I am punished because I irreversibly violated God, the state and the victim."

You are punished because you have violated the laws of the state, which seek to protect all members of society by removing and (hopefully) rehabilitating those citizens who choose to cause harm (physical or otherwise) to others.

"The rule of law is not effected by a "personally responsible" dominion."

I disagree entirely. Jury nullification is one instance where our criminal justice system is directly affected by the concept of personal responsibility. Another is the ability to plead guilty. Those who admit their guilt and show remorse are often rewarded with lighter punishments so long as they're perceived to be genuine. Courtroom ethics, use of witnesses, and police investigation integrity are just a few other things in our criminal justice system that rely heavily on personal responsibility. If no one took responsibility, admitted mistakes or problems, or developed and maintained a set of ethics, the system would be as much a sham as those which exist in places like China and North Korea.

[Theophilus]

I do agree that the system is "affected" or influenced by personal responsiblity but not that it is "effected" or brought about by such. I have more faith in Divine responsiblity.

I'm currrently serving on jury duty and I am considering mentioning "jury nullification" in order to be dismissed for cause instead of suffering more hours of questioning and waiting only to serve as demographic cannon fodder for the lawyers.