Wednesday, July 29, 2009

What I think of the Legal System

I think the legal system is unjust we live in a world where money rules everything even our judicial system. Such as here in America where we are celebrity obsessed. We let people like Paris Hilton drive drunken numerous times and the longest she gets in jail is a month. If that was any other person without money they would be looking at six months and no license. Or our celebrities that sleeps with underage children and films it. They get off due to the lawyers they can afford high price lawyers does that give them the right to get off not guilty? No. it should be the same justice across the board for the rich and poor but it is not. I have a friend who was involved in a domestic violence issue with his girlfriend. He when to a lawyer to help him fight the charge in court (though he is my good friend he was in the wrong for laying hands on his girlfriend) the lawyer tells him “The truth about our judicial system is it’s who you know and how much money you’re willing to spend. You can make anything disappear with the right connections and green.” That probably was the most honest thing that lawyer said we see it every day just turn on the TV. The rich get off the poor get locked up it’s not pretty but it is the honest truth. “…..bribery consists of giving or taking money or property of value with the intent of influencing someone (usually a public official) in performance of his or her duty.” (Essentials of Business Law, Liuzzo, pg.34) This is considered illegal but it happens every day judges favor some lawyers’ sides more than others, etc... If you every sit down and talk to anyone who is in law they will tell you our legal system is just one big corrupt business.

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