Our judicial system is so corrupt in so many ways and it has been like this for years. This is from traffic stops all the way until court rooms and sentencing. This will and has always been an issue. Our system never changes and is never fair. I think that our system will stay the same and no major changes will ever occur for the better.
In an article I read it states and talks about how our system has failed us all. It states how people in high powers do not get the same treatment as the rest of us do. Like the president for example. If the president is caught doing wrong doings, they use their power of being president in order to get out of whatever they may have done. How does it make our judicial system fair? It never will and never does. How come richer people seem to get away with more stuff than middle- or lower-class individuals?
The system needs to be changed and needs to be done soon. Over so many years people have been convicted for crimes they did not commit and still to this day sit in the jail walls rotting even though they are actually innocent. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? There is so much that we need to do more than taking some pieces of evidence that could have been planted of someone to get framed. Maybe we need to upgrade our technology systems or have better training etc.
It is a sad topic to talk about because I could never imagine myself going into a court room trying to beat a case I did not commit. If there is any evidence leading up to make it seem or portray that it was me who did a particular crime you already have the mindset of sitting in that court room knowing there is nothing you can do or say to not serve time. That is very horrible and tragic. There needs to be something done and I hope one day it is changed to be fair for everyone.
Greenberg, Karen J. “The American Justice System Has Failed Us All.” The Nation, 13 May 2022, www.thenation.com/article/politics/justice-america-courts/.
Blog Entry 8 Dana Matuszkiewicz
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Hello Dana, I really like your blog because it relates to mine alot. I love how you talked about how there is so much wrong with our judicial system and I can agree.
One major issue you raise is systemic inequality, where people in high positions of power seem to evade accountability more easily than ordinary citizens. This is exemplified in cases involving politicians, celebrities, or corporate executives, who often leverage their wealth and influence to avoid severe consequences. This disparity has been referred to as “elite impunity,” where those at the top benefit from a kind of informal immunity due to their social or political connections. This fundamentally contradicts the ideals of a fair and impartial justice system. Sociological theories, like Conflict Theory, explain this by pointing to the way laws and legal structures are designed to maintain the power of the elite while marginalizing the disadvantaged.