nods and sighs

Every time someone unironically asks me to define fairness, I explain that whatever they think someone else deserves has to be something they themselves would accept happening to them for being guilty of the same thing. It’s terrifying how many adults either stare at me blankly or are outright hostile towards such a thought exercise.

You all are misremembering. The chant was

give her an impartial investigation and a fair trial in the event the investigation yields charges, and them lock her up when convicted by a jury of her peers!

[pause]

give her an impartial investigation and a fair trial in the event the investigation yields charges, and them lock her up when convicted by a jury of her peers!