I won't speak to consequentialism because I'm not a philosopher, but using the ends to consider if the means are justified certainly can be valuable to justice

I won't speak to consequentialism because I'm not a philosopher, but using the ends to consider if the means are justified certainly can be valuable to justice systems and human rights in some cases. Of course it would be foolish (or self-serving) to rigidly adhere to an overly simplistic and abusable system. But at the end of the day are we arguing over ivory tower dogmas, or are we discussing morality and law in the practical world? (Also, I think there's a chance you are meaning to speak to retributivism rather than consequentialism)