Laws are made according to people's will and implemented by people. Due to various objective conditions and the limitations of people's cognitive ability, the formulation of laws cannot be perfect, and the implementation of laws varies from person to person, which is prone to deviations or mistakes. Rejecting emotional factors cannot guarantee the impartiality of judicial personnel in law enforcement. Those who really enforce the law impartially are not as ruthless and cold-blooded as most people think. If the ancient Bao Gong had no sympathy and sense of justice for the lower class people, would there still be the "Shu Mei case" which has been praised and sung by people so far?
Although law and emotion are different, they are not completely opposite and incompatible with each other. Only when the law enforcer has an affair will the affair interfere with the fair implementation of the law.
When Emperor Shun of Han Dynasty, Su Zhang was appointed as the secretariat of Jizhou. One of his friends was a satrap in Qinghe County, Jizhou, and someone reported him for corruption and perverting the law. After receiving the report, Su Zhang toured Qinghe County incognito, found out the satrap's corruption and perverted the law, and set up a hangyuan. When the satrap came to visit, Su Zhang gave a banquet to talk with him. The satrap was full of joy and said proudly, "Everyone has his day, and I only have two days." Su Zhang said with a smile, "I'm going to have a drink with my old friend tonight. It's a private matter. I'll handle the case as the secretariat of Jizhou tomorrow. It's a public law, and it's hard to distinguish between public and private. "It's terrible, speechless. The next day, Su Zhang acted impartially, summoned the magistrate of Jizhou County, listed all the crimes committed by the magistrate of Qinghe County, and then dismissed him from office to discuss the crime. Su Zhang's action made all the officials in Jizhou respect.
In the long feudal society, relatives kept secrets from each other, and officials sheltered each other. It was not uncommon for bending the law. However, it is really commendable that Su Zhang can correctly handle the relationship between "private affairs" and "public law", enforce the law impartially and not be selfish. Today, under the conditions of socialist market economy, the vast number of law enforcers are always faced with conflicts and tests between private and public, emotion and law.
A large number of legal practices have proved that in the face of conflicts and tests, only by putting aside narrow personal feelings can law enforcers better use legal means to punish evil and promote good, and truly reflect the justice and dignity of the law. As far as empathy, which is indispensable for the sustainable development of human beings and human nature, is concerned, emotion and law are consistent in essence and spirit. People's hatred of evil, hatred of tyranny, sympathy for the innocent and pity for the weak are not only not contradictory to the law, but also things that the law strives to maintain and carry forward. With these beautiful feelings, the process of continuous improvement of the law is that the law is more in line with human feelings and public opinion. Many legislative defects and legal amendments are often caused by their irrationality. Therefore, it cannot be asserted that "the law shows no mercy". What the law does not allow is personal affairs. Kindness, compassion, sense of responsibility and sense of justice are indispensable for law enforcers to enforce the law impartially. As bacon once pointed out in the article "On Justice": "A judge should take justice as his concept within the scope of law and never forget compassion; We should look at things with a stern eye and treat people with a compassionate eye. "
As a law enforcer, we must abandon the affair, always cherish the feelings for the people and enforce the just law, so as to seek justice in the relationship and law, and the balance between relationship and law will never tilt.