Between the officers that serve to “protect” people’s rights
and the Judges who sit high in front of individuals being charged and deciding
their fate, our judicial system is a shady one.
We all know that some officers take advantage of their duty and as the
21st century is allowing for my technology advancements such as
camera phones and immediate uploading to the web, it’s becoming a lot easier to
reveal the truth.
Today it seems like cops are misusing their rights by physically
taking advantage of law-abiding citizens or convicted people. There are a vast amount of videos displaying
cops knocking people out, unnecessary taser usage, dangerous uses with pepper
spray, and many other cruel and unethical ways to control a situation.
Is it necessary to have 10-20 cops to detain a single
individual who clearly hasn’t even begun resisting arrest? For instance, Eric Garner who was a Brooklyn
resident ended up dying by the hands of an officer, whom claims “he was trying
to detain Garner.” We all understand as
an officer you should definitely perform your duty in a proper fashion, but not
by choking anyone and to the degree of holding the choke until the man dies
right there on the scene.
Samantha Ramsey is another victim who sadly passed on when
she was leaving a house party where a sheriff tried to stop her and she
continued driving. As she drove away
avoiding the sheriff, he felt the need to shoot her not once but a few
times. The sheriff states, “she was
trying to run him over,” but all other witnesses attest that he simply jumped
on the hood of her car and began shooting at the teen. This is again another inappropriate way law
officials take advantage of their duties.
Simply if anyone else were to do such actions, he/she would be jailed
for murder, and this officer is getting the opposite of that, receiving
suspension with pay.
To say the least, more and more officers are abusing their
rights as being a law official. For
example, John Crawford is a victim of another shooting in a Walmart of all
places. Nothing was said from the
officers before they began shooting at Crawford, but they believed he was
pointing a gun at innocent shoppers. This
is another situation where officers just feel the urge to act out and use the
tools they are equipped with and not follow the rules of their handbook. Also, these officers are notorious for lying and manipulating the truth to be sure they aren't the criminals being convicted and prove to the general public they performed their duty lawfully.
When evaluating convicted criminals, it seems the violent
offenders are getting less of a sentence than the non-violent offenders. Judges are the “lawful” decision makers when it
comes down to someone’s life and future plans. They say, "money can't buy happiness" but we have seen that it can truly buy freedom in certain cases. At the end of the day, it’s all about the Benjamins that can be collected and benefit the county.
“Unfortunately, the American justice system is just riddled
with lies and inconsistencies” –Tommy Chong
http://falkvinge.net/2012/05/12/dutch-judge-who-ordered-pirate-bay-links-censored-found-to-be-corrupt/
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