Personal retaliation is the earliest remedy for wrongs to person and property.

Answer 1

Retribution or personal retaliation dates back as far as biblical times when the practice of "an eye for an eye" was the consensus. If someone was caught stealing, it was highly likely they would lose a finger or a hand. This type of personal retaliation was meant as a general deterrent to crime. Personal retaliation or retribution was acceptable and almost expected