Bad grammar aside, it accurately describes what was going on in my head when I read that statement. Who in their right minds would let the victims of a crime decide what kind of punishment the criminal will suffer? There are so many different types of people in the world. Let's say there are two murders of the same severity, same circumstances, same everything. Chances are, one of the families will be so enraged they'll banish the murderer to the moon! On the opposite extreme, there lies the possibility that the other family will say "I forgive you." Do you see any sense of fairness at all?
There is a reason why we have judges and courts and laws. It's to make sure nobody gets too emotional and affects the sentence of the perpetrator. Justice is supposed to be blind. Victims are not blind. They see that offender and biases are starting to form. It's like a conglomerate mass of prejudice being shot towards the criminal.
Like this except with more hate. Or love, depending on how you look at things.
I honestly think that letting the victims take control of what to do with the criminals may be the worst idea possible held by any human being. It is in no way advantageous to bettering societal justice.
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