Robert F Kennedy And Injustice

Justice or injustice in the unfortunate assassination of Robert F. Kennedy? On June 5, 1968, after winning the California Democratic Party primary election for President, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated by a gunshot as he exited the kitchen after a speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Despite personal accounts from witnesses and a large amount of expert testimony with respect to evidence gathered at the scene, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted as the sole assassin and is currently incarcerated for this crime. Even though Robert F. Kennedy was at odds with many people, his assassination was unfortunate because he was favored by many people for his efforts with respect to fighting organized crime, civil rights reform and his special interest

Kennedy was popular among many people for his commitment to fighting organized crime in the United States. Robert F. Kennedy used his authority in the public office positions he held as a U.S. Senator and later as the Attorney General to lead several initiatives aimed at stopping organized crime. In one such initiative, Robert F. Kennedy guided the McClellan committee, a select committee of the U.S. Senate, serving to uncover and eventually persecute improper activities in the labor and management fields. During its commission and under his guidance this select committee gathered testimony from over 1500 witnesses and uncovered shocking stories of corruption and collusion among labor leaders, corporate management, underworld operatives and public officials. In a separate effort, Robert F. Kennedy gathered the support of the regional commissioners of the General Services Administration, an agency responsible for managing many large budget programs of the federal government, to eliminate organized crime in government at the local level. Robert F. Kennedy believed that success would only be achieved with the support of the regional

Kennedy’s assassination was anything but unfortunate is to support crime, lawlessness and the oppression of human rights for these sort of groups were the only benefactors of his assignation. Acts of crime or lawlessness are punishable under a nation of laws. The laws must be enforced by governmental leaders and agencies in order to protect the freedom of its citizens. The rights of humanity to self-govern and live freely should also be advocated in cultures and societies in which it is absent. The oppression of human rights creates an environment of lesser freedoms. The criminal aspects of organized labor within the Teamsters union and the undemocratic nations of the world were two such groups that stood to benefit from Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination. While he was at odds with many people and organizations beyond these two it would be wrong to support them for the reasons stated