Continued from Michael Vick gets jail, Lindsey Lohan gets away Part 2...
Why are minorities upset with the legal (note that I did not use Justice) system in America? Can you see any reason why there could be any claims of imbalance in the execution of the law? I know some would say that it’s just because of the fame of these people, except fame seems not to always balance the scale. And that says nothing of the less famous cases, like the 2 teenage White girls that were videotaped as they robbed a bank. Caught 2 days later, after they were on a spending spree in the mall openly discussing the robbery, the felony charges were also dropped without more than a whisper from the media that had previously been interested (for a day) in this case. Amazing that others were arrested for conspiring on this bank robbery as well, and they were charged with felony crimes. Oh, did I forget to mention this was in Atlanta, this year, at least some of those given felony charges were Black, and that the Blonde White girls were 18 and 19 so capable of being charged as adults?
It’s not the law I am upset with in all these cases. It’s not the crimes that were committed, allegedly in some cases. It’s the treatment of these cases by both the media and the legal system. How dare they pick and chose what charges count and for who. I would never get these breaks or assumptions of innocence.
I would not have such lax media coverage. The media would be up my ass, discussing my high school grades and every girlfriend I ever had. They would ask every person I ever worked for, and guys I served with. They would seek out every secret or misstep I ever had and all the while discuss how horrible I was and that everyone should have seen it coming.
With the legal system I would probably be shot, or at least beaten, during the arrest. I’d get enough of a bail to equal the GDP of some nations for what the above were all charged with. The D.A. would try to portray me as a drug kingpin, and I’d be charged each drug count separately just so I could qualify for the 3 strike rule (mandating extreme lengths of prison confinement), not to mention the DUI charges. The prosecution would claim I’m a drunk and addict, using the system to try to avoid punishment. I’d get more years than I’ve been alive to date.
It’s this discrepancy, and lack of equal attention that pisses me off. The fact that I, and my family and friends, could not get this kind of treatment if I paid for it. This is insane. It’s maddening.
How dare the D.A. not follow-up the drug charges against Lindsey Lohan. How dare they minimize the flaunted abuse of the law. How dare the major media treat this like some kind of kids fluff piece. And some question why minorities distrust and avoid the legal system. What reason do we get to embrace it? What equality comes from it?
I do not condone breaking the law. I love my nation, and have served it. I believe in this nation, and even with all the glaring flaws find it to be the best in the world. That does not mean that I am happy with the slaps in the face I’ve lived my life experiencing. When the Sean Bell murder receives the same attention as Lohan getting 6 felony drug charges dropped, which is none, I am disgusted.
I don’t want to write more about this now.
This is what I think, what do you think?
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