Justice itself is worth a lot to us. It's an important value. We want justice in our lives and in our society. People will sometimes sue others when a potentia

Justice itself is worth a lot to us. It's an important value. We want justice in our lives and in our society. People will sometimes sue others when a potential remedy doesn't cover the costs. And society will permit certain individuals an excursion outside social norms when they have been wronged to restore justice. For example, we consider punching bullies and thieves back acceptable, and we have many movies and video games where a hero is morally permitted violence and committing serious crimes to bring justice back to society. It's hard to say where this need for justice as a core value comes from in our culture, but it is definitely there. And in this case, society has been wronged. Rendering justice allows it to stay true to its values. Why these values are the way they are is interesting, indeed. But putting Holmes in prison aligns with them.