Examples Of Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

The book To Kill A Mockingbird is set in the town of Maycomb , Alabama during the 1930s. Through the eyes of Scout Finch, one of the main characters, you see how the justice system fails to protect innocent lives and how prejudice and racism can lead to bad convictions. The book is a good reminder to stand up for injustice and fight for equality. In the novel Harper Lee demonstrates the effects of discrimination and unfair treatment in the judicial system.

In the book, there are obvious sources of racism in the justice system, and it is portrayed to be a norm. The Novel states, “The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into

In To Kill A Mockingbird, they represent this by telling how this occurs in Maycomb. The text says,“In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins. They’re ugly, but those are the facts of life.” (Lee 243). This quote highlights the reality of racial bias and discrimination that has been going on in society. Atticus is telling Jem how the courts are always going to be biased against black people and there's nothing we can do about it. No matter how much evidence there is denying it, if a white man accuses a black man of wrongdoing, the white man gets the approval. In the book, Counter Movements to Black Lives Matter, they say, “Racial disparities in the criminal justice system are the product of a complex set of historical, social, and economic factors that have disproportionately affected communities of color.” (Garcia 68). This quote shows how people of color have been historically disadvantaged in many ways, which has led to unequal treatment in the justice system. In lots of states, this has become a collective opinion based on the

"They’ve done it before, and they did it tonight, and they’ll do it again and when they do it—seems that only children weep." (Lee 215). This quote is displaying how adults are desensitized to these racist behaviors, and they almost think it is a normal thing in society. Children are not yet exposed to the true horror of the world, and they don't understand how discrimination is allowed, as seen in how Jem reacted to the court results. The following quote from, Counter-Movements To Black Lives Matter, demonstrates this in a more stereotypical kind of way. “A well established body of research documents the treatment of racial minorities in the criminal justice system, particularly African American men and women. The negative interactions these groups have had with the police have significantly influenced their perceptions of the police.” (Lawson 85). This shows how they are continuously being mistreated because of their character. This has led to mistrust in police towards these groups. This is a problem because innocent people aren't getting the proper equality they deserve, as a result of other people's actions previously. This unequal treatment is not being recognized in the way it should be, and is leading issues to also not have the recognition and action they deserve to have as a