Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The USA's New Levels of Justice
When I was growing up we were taught the USA was a nation of laws and all citizens got the benefit of an impartial justice system. Then, we began to believe that there were two systems of justice, one for the rich and one for the poor; or as it was stated, " if you have enough money you can buy whatever justice you want." After hearing about the recent John Edwards and Roger Clements trials, I now realize we have a third classification of justice in this country, we have added Celebrity Justice. It seems that whether or not a celebrity is guilty is not the real issue on the minds of his or her jurors. The real issue is, should the jurors give the celebrity on trial in front of them a break because they are celebrities. This is an offshoot of modern American celebrity worship that has replaced our historical need for heroes, such as Presidents or Medal of Honor winners. We now worship celebrities as they were heroes, and you can't put a hero in jail.
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