Part 3: How do we fix a flawed justice system?
Corruption is inevitable
when there are so many dishonest people in the world. Society does not believe
or trust the government. Citizens do not trust the police. America does not
trust the government or the White House Administration. These feelings are evident
based on repeated offenses of the accused. How can we trust the leader of the
United States, when he violates the laws, lies, and is selfish in his own
government? The system is flawed because we allow it to be flawed. We as
citizens need to be vigilant in cleaning up this system. We need to come
together and clean up the corruption and disparities of the system.
The flawed system that
plagues our nation has to be acknowledged, accountable, removed, punished, and
prevented. We are constantly looking from the outside into the fogged windows
of the system. We are overwhelmed and feel helpless at the idea that we can
make a change. However, this system can be transformed into a better,
trustworthy, system of justice. There are several factors that can help fix
this corrupt and flawed system. First, are law and accountability. We make
those individuals accountable for their dishonesty and corruption. We then
apply the law to their offenses, whether it’s lying, cheating, accepting
bribes, perjury; misdemeanors, to felonies we implement the maximum punishment
with hefty fines. Second, is there must be diligence and consistency
withholding those individuals accountable. If the public official, lawyer,
police, judge, doctor, anyone commits the crime they must be punished. Punished
to the fullest extent of the law. Interest Groups can be formed. Delegates can
help with the movement’s processes to make sure the law and justice are upheld.
When judges, police officers, politicians, and others in the legal system start
being held accountable, convicted, and punished by prison time and fines they
will not constrain to their crimes. These actions will prove to
society that the system is improving. These actions will also lead to a
decrease in corruption and dishonesty. Ultimately, proving to America that our
justice system is trustworthy, safe, ethical, and a system of Justice.
Hey Phyllis, the blog you wrote on justice reform was great. I agree that corruption needs to be solved in the United States and fixing this problem starts all the way at the top. The problem with the idea that corruption will be solved at the top is difficult to solve because how government and many other top agencies work is a check and balance system. Where you have different legal groups checking each other, but who is to say that groups keeping the government in check are not corrupt themselves? Being able to solve this problem will not happen overnight but I agree on hoping it happens sooner than later.
ReplyDeleteHi Phyllis, I appreciated your focus to diligence on this matter, as I agree that the sluggish nature for change in our country has a great deal to do with an overwhelmed and disillusioned populace. As you mentioned, distrust seems to be an inherent quality of our judicial and political system as a whole. I feel strongly that a large part of that distrust is propelled by media propaganda and a cycle of negative news. When citizens our fed the notion of a dishonest and broken world they readily, if disapprovingly, accept the commonality of system corruption. The Goliath-like nature politicians make “change” out to be, reminds me of the way Wall Street used terminology to purposefully confuse the public. It’s complicated sure, but not unteachable. The fact is change comes slowly, and being a diligent citizen can be tiring, but in the end, where would we be without those who paid their due?
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