In basically agreeing with this, Rawls (1971) further concludes that “the rule of law also implies the percept that similar cases be treated similarly” [p. 237]. This is an important component according to who the offender is; having a double standard in respect to the position or importance of the offender is bastardization of its original intentions. For law to be supreme, it must be applied in a no discriminate fashion. Rawls (1971) sums this up by saying, “. . . the rule of law is obviously closely related to liberty” [p. 235].