Large masses of people have or are aware of the recent accounts that have occurred in Ferguson, Missouri. The verdict of Darren Wilson caused much conflict amongst many Americans. The Mike Brown incident is only one of many that divided our country into two separate entities. In the summer of 2013 Americans waited anxiously for the verdict of George Zimmerman. Zimmerman caused the life of 17 year old, Trayvon Martin, to quickly be stolen in an instant of a second. Millions of Americans waited for the verdict ; and Zimmerman pleaded not guilty and walked away with no penalizations. A couple of months later, Zimmerman was charged of assault towards his girlfriend, which eventually were dropped only to be charged recently for aggravated assault. Looking at past and recent events in America, is justice really equally distributed amongst every race, culture, and gender? How can we as citizens re-innovate the justice system so people like George Zimmerman deal with the consequence for their self- destructive actions ? Instead of creating a larger gap between white and black America, we as citizens should become aware of the reality of these situations and create solutions that will last.
Justice should not be conditional for certain people but fair for everyone.Trayvon Martin died a wrongful death. With the recent incident of Mike Brown could you really blame the fury of the people? Martin Luther King even stated, " A riot is the language of the unheard. " Darren Wilson killed a man with no repercussions. Is everyone innocent ? absolutely not. Could it have been handled better ? absolutely. We as people are obligated to use our gifts of reasoning and rationalizing to determine a definition or system of justice that protects EVERYONE, not only people in power or people that can afford it.
Serving justice has been quite an issue as of late for America, especially in the instances you mentioned. There are in fact a number of problems within our justice system that have been exploited many times and the biggest one in my opinion you stated in your conclusion. That is the factor of affording justice, meaning being able to hire a good enough lawyer or representative to help you things go your way within the courtroom. A good lawyer makes all the difference in most cases, and it is a disadvantage for many who aren't able to pay for their rights to be protected and used.
ReplyDeleteJustice in the United States is something of pure irony. The United States was a country built through manipulation, the spreading of disease, mistreatment, and greed, just to name a few. Seeing that, in my opinion, United States was created unjustly, it would seem almost insane to expect justice out of it. How can US citizen expect justice when this country has done numerous unjustful actions to create it?
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