Justice in America

In this country, we seem to believe that there were a group of geniuses who lived in the 1700's who invented the very best system of government that could EVER be created and therefore we should not ever conceive of changing it.
And it was perfect... for them.

An example of this is the justice system which states that a person should be tried by a jury of one's peers. This was established in order that a member of the ruling class would not be judged by ordinary folks, but by the members of their own group who could then take measures in the interests of their group. So, for example, if a person representing the interests of the ruling class was to do something like murder a person who was not of that group, but was considered threatening to the group as a whole; a jury made up of peers from the ruling class would obviously not see such a murder as a crime.

On top of that, the system is also rigged so that the attorneys defending the murderer get to help pick who's going to be on the jury to try to ensure that the jurors who are selected have the same values as the defendant. But there is no consideration given to see that there are jurors who are peers of, and have the same values as the victim.

I do not advocate violence toward a murderer freed by such a flawed and unbalanced system. The only argument those who are happy with its verdicts have is "It's the best system we have." Unsaid is "And it works for us, so why change it?".

But it's like being served a plate of manure in a fine restaurant and being told "Enjoy it, it's the best we have." Blame the system, not the participants. And realize that it's the system itself that must be changed.

So, if you see George Zimmerman on the street, don't let your karma get mixed up with his. Just nod at him and say "Trayvon Martin" to his face. A couple dozen people a day doing that for the rest of his life will be justice enough to keep a man imprisoned in a free society.