Just unjust
Here is something so plain wrong that it will make you cringe.A young man, not a particularly nice guy but still, how many 17-year-olds are nice guys, had his whacker tallied by some babe at a party. The chick was into it: she had just finished blowing some other guy.
Maybe he knew she was 15; maybe he didn't. But he didn't rape, attack or hurt her. Still, he got 10 years for it.
The prosecutor offered him a plea, but if he took it, he could not live at home with his younger sister. The prosecutor is the only person who thinks he should still be in jail, refusing to set aside his sentence until the guy admits he's a sinner and begs forgiveness.
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Why care?
I believe in the concept of justice. Too much so, because it's to your own detriment to believe in a fair deal if you are equipped to get more than your share, because that belief can lead you not to snatch it. But I do. I believe it should be the shield that protects the weak from the strong, the good from the bad. I believe it should be a kind, protective arm, not a club to batter us into submission.
But it isn't. Not in this world. It is a tool for people to get what they want, whatever it is they want, and only rarely does it serve the mass of us. Of course, the notion that any one of us will be impartial is hopeful at best but that does not mean one cannot look on without wishing that we would try harder.
posted by Dr Zen @ 3:36 pm
2 Comments:
Dude, you are right. Too right. What utter horsecrap. And you find that with D.A.'s these days. Not that there aren't a lot of good ones out there trying to protect the public, but this letter-of-the-law crap flies in the face of what it is SUPPOSED to mean to be an American.
Hell, if those assholes had caught me when I was fourteen, I'd spend the rest of my damn life in prison.
Stupid. Think I'll see if there's a place to give money...
That whole story is sickening. How can everyone feel it's wrong and yet no one make the move to fix it? The prosecutor is an idiot. He should not have taken the plea bargain. He *was* innocent of being a sex offender. He was a kid with another kid.
Gawd.
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