This is absolutely beautiful!
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany as well as the University of Manchester have been conducting (humane) research and experiments involving children as young as 3 years old revolving around the nature of Justice.
What they have found is that these kids actually show a remarkably intuitive sense of restorative justice… Which leads me to think that 3 year olds should really be the ones running our court systems. *Wink*
But in all seriousness, an example of this is that these kids actually prefer to return lost items to their rightful owners, than to keep them for themselves. They have also found that if it is not an option to return the item, they will act in prevention for someone else taking the thing that does not belong to them.
Perhaps even more amazing, is that they found 3-5 year old children are just as likely to respond to what another individual needs, even if that individual is a puppet, as they are to their own needs.
