People Of Color In The Justice System Essay

The justice system is not fair and equal to everyone, as it should be. The justice system was made to benefit people who are not of color and not those of different sexual orientations. In “Constitutional Law” (Samantha Achenbach, Conclusion Paragraph; sentence 2-4). It states, “there are more African Americans within the criminal justice system than there were slaves in the 1850’s.” This shows how flawed the justice system is and how the justice system should be fair and equal to everyone and not favor those who are not people of color and of different sexual orientation. To begin with, one of the main topics of the argument, the justice system was made to benefit people who are not of color. In "The American Justice System" (Rachel Slivnick),

To conclude everything that's been stated, the justice system benefits those who are not people of color because of bias and abuse of authority, instead of being fair and equal. Furthermore, going on with the point, the justice system benefits those who are not people of color. Another example of this is, Emmett Till ( Jessica McBirney). Fourteen year old Emmett Till was accused of offending a white woman in her family’s grocery store and was lynched in a mob killing and had not gotten justice when taken to court; “The jury was made up of entirely white men because Black people and white women were banned from serving.” (Trial Paragraph). This evidence shows the justice system was made mostly to benefit people who are not of color. Finally, the final example of how the justice system was made to benefit those who are not people of color and not those with different sexual orientations. In the article, “Unequal Protection” (Russell K. Robinson), it