When I think of the word “justice”, I think of fairness and equality. In the world we live in today, there are always people getting mistreated. There are several different stereotypes, nowadays, that play a role in the way people are treated. I believe the right and wrong understandings should be written in stone and everyone should abide by them. I always think of the “Justice Will Be Served” saying when I hear the word justice. The crime rate has gone up tremendously throughout the years. I believe a lot of it is because of unfairness. Things such as race, gender, religion, and wealth are key concepts that affect justice in everyday life. Race and gender are two major characteristics that are discussed when justice is brought up. In the court system, there is always high controversy between the Caucasians and African Americans. It is now the norm to turn on the television and hear about protesting, whether it’s Caucasians protesting against the African Americans or vice versa. This has become a major social problem and it’s only getting worse. I believe that the color of one’s skin nor gender should determine the amount of trouble he or she should be in. I believe men and women should be treated equally. When justice is not served and protesting begins, crime increases …show more content…
Fairness in my opinion would be not judging by the color of skin, sex, wealth, religion, or any of those things. I am a firm believer that God made each and every one of us and color of skin, gender, religion, where you are from and or money should not play a role in the court system today. Right and wrong is viewed differently, but it should not have anything to do with the characteristics of someone. A white woman and a black man could both commit the same crime, but both should get the same punishment and sentence. Justice will come when our country comes together to work things