The System

            I’m going to split this topic into a lot of topics because there is a lot for me to talk about and different areas. This blog I am going to talk about how broken our judicial system is in this country. There are hundreds of laws set to protect us. Our rights, our freedom, and everything is defined in the laws we’ve created over the past 300 years. Laws make our society, tell us what is right and what’s wrong, they are important and shape our country as we know it. It’s scary though that although we have so many rules, they can be so easily manipulated and people can sneak by doing wrong because of our system.

           

            There are so many rules though. It becomes so hard to keep track, sure there is murder, theft, the well known crimes, but there is so many other laws, enforcement and wacky rules that no one enforces or knows about. The judicial system of America is so complex and intricate, it is hard to understand and to me, boring to learn about.

            What ticks me off though is when people are off scot free when they shouldn’t be, or people who are in jail when they shouldn’t be. It happens a lot and in these blogs I want to talk about my opinions on our “broken” America system.

           

            Lets start with money. The American ideals are that every man has the same political and judicial power, no matter how much money they have. Money shouldn’t be a factor in court but it is huge. The rich rule the court room along with our government. We have all heard of lobbying and bribing congress but taking advantage of wealth happens in the judicial branch too. Large business and people with a lot of money can do a lot more than someone with no money. It isn’t American and it isn’t fair. People with money can hire dozens of lawyers and people to help them win. They can put heavy fees on people who can’t afford them. The way lawyers and court fees are run put heavy burden on the underprivileged, which shouldn’t be the case in our society.

            It is sad, I feel like court fees and lawyers should be set up so that they don’t put a financial burden on people who are being attacked or can’t afford it. But I also realize that fees and money make people not sue over everything. Lawyers and the court wants a lot of money and it is what keeps people out of the court room, which is good. But I just seems so unfair that people with all the money can rule the courtroom and avoid the law. Something has to change to where everyone has a fair trial, not just those who have the most money.