Why Judge Broke Pen Nib
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Why Judge Breaks Nib of Pen
Breaking the pen nib after being sentenced to death Penalty has been followed by Indian judges. Since the time of the British. But do we know why judge broke pen nib?
There is more than one reason why a judge uses this action after rendering his judgment.
Here is why this Practice is Followed in Courtrooms:
Breaking the nib of a pen is a symbolic act. It is made so that the pen that signed a person's life away is never used to do it again.
A death sentence, in theory, maybe a worse action to affect extremely anti-social acts that cannot be resolved otherwise.
The nib of a pen is broken in order to remove the “contaminated” pen (which ordered the death of a person). Perhaps it is done by the judge as a way to distance himself from the judgment and his guilt.
Judges do not have the power to review/revoke the judgment or order once it has been drafted and signed. Therefore, the pen is also broken so that the judge does not think to revise his own judgment (no second, third chances)
The death penalty is sad, but the sometimes necessary thing and the breaking of the nib of a pen used to execute it express this pain.
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Why Judge Break the Point of Pen
According to one theory, the judge breaks the nib of his pen because he does not want it to be reused for another judgment.
The very act of condemning to death or killing someone is considered as "unholy” so that the pen gets dirty automatically. Therefore, the pen is destroyed.
The power to take the life of another person depends only on God, but as a human being, it fulfills only its official duty which is bound by rules. Therefore, by breaking the pen nib he declares that he is only fulfilling his official obligation.
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