After researching the Tulia case, I can conclude that the ruling was unfair due to a faulty justice system and targeted african american people. Out of 46 people that were arrested, 39 were african american. 38 out of the 46 were convicted on drug charges by Tom Coleman. An ex-agent, white male, who failed to submit any actual evidence that can convict them for the charges. 38 people were convicted solely by his word and falsified evidence.
Hi Peeps, Today's Quote "Maintaining your tools of understanding, working in your field of expertise, managing your weaknesses, and giving God the love, respect, and credit He deserves will help you NOT to become a Hypocrite." ~ Jon Barnes Fairness Matters The scales of justice is often unbalanced with favoritism, greed, hate, and evil lifestyles that enslave people all around the world. We lose ourselves in comfort, gluttony, excess, luxury, money, fame, and power by ignoring and taking advantage of the poor and holding back real solutions to the problems of implementing fair justice for all. God will judge you. Gifted Garbage
The idea of being equal with all other members of the community was appealing to many people. “He replied, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” (Doc. A) Jesus told man to treat others with mercy, the idea of being a good person, and the value it held in Jesus’s eyes.
Isaiah 59:8 illustrates, "The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their paths. " Clearly, Scripture recognizes the existence of flaws of the behavior in man. Injustice comes in many forms. Racism, prejudice, false judgment, and stereotyping are all skewed perceptions. These distortions spill over into behaviors and human interactions, often resulting in the suffering of the innocent.
The United States is a country which every day is as much as changes in their justice systems, as in the constitution in order to defend the rights of citizens and improve as a country. Is America a country completely free of injustice, discrimination and respect for the rights of citizens ?. There are two things related to the improvement and stability of the country. According to Obama's Speech he was trying to make many changes and implement new laws for equality of all people as well as a fair justice system for all citizens regardless of race. In his speech the appeal rhetorical most used was Logos, after pathos and finally ethos.
“What is Just Mercy?” Does a thing such as “Just Mercy” exist in this world? Has the concept as such changed throughout history? “Mercy” is defined as the compassion and forgiveness toward someone who could easily be harmed by one. “Just” refers to something that is morally right and fair. From this definition stems the ideas conveyed throughout Bryan Stevenson’s memoir of morality and compassion in the Justice system.
• The Word of God brings justice to us today. Jeremiah 23:5 • The Lord is to raise up David, the King, who Will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. Ezekiel 34:23-24; 37:24-28 34:23-24 • David was a shepherd who looked over the flock.
Even though Socrates claims to be innocent of the charges brought against him, he is ultimately sentenced to death. After he hears the jury's decision, Socrates is sent to jail to await his execution. Crito arrives before Socrates is scheduled for execution and offers him a chance to escape. Crito believes the jury's decision was unjust. In Crito's eyes, Socrates is innocent and therefore has the right to escape. However, even though Crito believes Socrates has the right to escape, Socrates disagrees with him.
While it may not offer any easy answers, it serves as a powerful reminder of the need for continued efforts to create a more just and equitable society. The author's treatment of this central question highlights the complexity of the issues at hand and the need for a multifaceted approach to addressing them. It also underscores the importance of individuals taking action and working towards a more just and equitable society. One of the most powerful aspects of Just Mercy is the way in which it presents the stories of individuals who have been wronged by the justice system. These stories are at times heart-wrenching, but they also serve as a powerful reminder of the resilience and strength of the human spirit.
Although justice cannot be defined, many countries strive to demonstrate this concept through maintaining an effective legal system. The country of Greece did not begin with a written set of laws, but rather the role of creating unwritten laws, to maintain society, fell into the hands of the civilians. This was unsuccessful for several reasons and, therefore, written Greek laws were created to serve the interests of the citizens. The first known written laws of Ancient Greece were created by Draco, the lawgiver; however, the laws formed were harsh and unreasonable. An Athenian statesman, Solon, altered Draco’s laws and introduced the justice system to establish democracy by making the Courts attainable to Greek citizens.
It is wise to start with Roman law. Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, and the legal developments which occurred before the 7th century AD - when the Roman and Byzantine state adopted Greek as the language of the Empire. Laws before the Roman Empire were primarily based on centuries of customs which means that laws were not written. Roman law through its development carries more than a thousand years of jurisprudence. Roman legal history is framed by two codifications, the Twelve Tables and the Corpus Juris Civilis.
Karim Fleifel Philosophy 210 First Paper To Do or To Suffer? In Gorgias, Socrates was having a conversation with Polus and through this dialogue Socrates reached to establishing a hierarchy of wrongs. Socrates classified that doing injustice is much worse than suffering injustice. Another idea Socrates states is that doing wrong act and escaping punishment is much worse than being punished on that act since punishment can remove the evil from a person’s soul. I am going to discuss these ideas as I think that doing injustice is not as bad as suffering injustice.
Some Thoughts on the question of Justice The nature of justice was a major theme in the republic and Socrates define what the nature of justice is. Socrates scrutinizes the nature of justice in both the individual and the city. In the republic, he links justice with the human soul structure and the social structures of the city. Justice in the individual is said to be when the rational soul controls both the emotions and the appetitive soul.
According to Cicero’s De Officiis, one should embrace his gifts from nature and not envy others for theirs, i.e. an artist is better off perfecting his artistic talent than studying law. He also argues that fraud is the worst form of injustice, that is, the one who “practice[s] fraud to the utmost ability [to] do it in such a way that [he] appear[s] to be [a] good m[a]n (I.13). Although Cicero condemns fraud for obvious reasons, such as, corruption, is one unjust for using this gift against the enemy?—more so, what if one uses the gift of fraudulence, ((that is to say, a trained spy)) to do good for the community? The answer to these questions is no because Cicero’s argument on fraud and justice overlap in this scenario. For example, one who
Men make laws to instill order in a society and prevent chaos in any shape or form. Naturally, laws will always be somewhat unjust because it is impossible to consistently construct laws that directly and equally benefit all members of a society. There will always be a majority that makes the laws and a minority that has to obey the laws. Although laws are usually the standard of morality by which we live by, they must be disobeyed in certain situations. These situations are, but not limited to, an undemocratic formation of aforementioned laws, laws that are inherently unjust according to human law which can be synonymous with God’s law.
