JUSTICE NOT BLIND -- IT'S FLAWED

JUSTICE IS NOT BLIND – IT IS FLAWED Some elected politicians, their appointees, and the folks who elected them have, throughout history, blamed victims for their own death or a death of their kind. Not just African Americans, but women – still struggling for a lead voice in shaping their own future, also those who chose a different sexual preference, and other people of color, or people of a different nationality – you can add others. The written or spoken blame generally contains the statement, "But for the actions of the victim he/she/they would still be alive." It is inferred if not plainly stated, that we should tell our sons, daughters, men, women to conduct themselves in a more appropriate way and no more of us need die. Some politicians go so far as to admonish the grievers to accept blame for the death of a victim and demand they commit to changing the behavior of their children, and their brothers and sisters. Some survivors of victims have been forced to their knees to ask God's forgiveness for their neglect. Is the American Justice System blind? Hell no! The Founding Fathers of our Constitution were all flawed individuals – it follows then that our constitution is flawed. Individuals who write our laws are flawed – it follows then that our laws are flawed. Individuals who make up our Judiciary are flawed individuals – it follows then that court judgments are flawed. Individuals who enforce the laws are flawed – it follows then that our law enforcement is flawed. Does this mean that Americans would be better off without a constitution, lawmakers, judiciary, or enforcement – hell no! What we have beats nothing by far. Change in what we have is obviously necessary for all citizens to be equally protected before the law. The big question is how do we accomplish that short of a revolution – a complete overthrow of our present system? An even larger question is what do we replace it with?