Day 65  Chofetz Chaim: A Lesson A Day  Day 65 : Loshon Hora:
Toeles - Helping the Victim Taking The Law Into One's Hands  2
July    We have seen that it is permissible for a beis din,
rabbinical  court, to use certain forms of social pressure to
persuade an  individual to abide by its ruling. However, it is
forbidden to use  social pressure in order to bypass the court
process and force a  thief to return what he stole. It is wrong
to cause the community  to take a stand in a monetary issue on
the basis of an individual's  word alone; only through the psak
(ruling) of a beis din may the  community take a stand. Thus, it
is correct to ensure that the  parties come before a beis din,
but it is forbidden to personally  orchestrate the enforcement
of what one believes to be justice.108   The following segment
is a translation from the Chofetz Chaim's writings on the
philosophy of proper speech from the Sefer Shmiras Halashon.  A
Swindler Comes to Town  People who speak loshon hora tend to
rationalize their sinful