The whole idea of karma comes from an entirely different culture. The underlying idea is good deeds manifest goodness in you and the world. On the flip side, bad deeds manifest 'evil' in the world. The word itself translates to deed or action. It is not about vigilantism or retribution. It is about what I think a lot of the crowd in the BTC community cares about, building a better world via praxis.

I do not think viewing the word or ideas of karma, through the lens of legalese or politics makes sense.

To also be fair, my native language has the word karma in it (it is a Sanskrit based language) so my feelings/opinions around it might not be relatable.

And hey, the road to hell is paved in good intentions so...