Deadline

As much as I would like to believe that justice is blind, I don’t.  Our society has a picture in our heads of what a criminal looks like and for most people it is someone who is black. If the majority of people being arrested are black then suspects in future crimes that are black will be unfairly prosecuted. There is a bias no matter where or what the case is. In some locations it is better than others, but it is always present. If our country makes it look like black people are committing more crimes they will believe that black people will commit future crimes. It is unfortunate that our justice system works this way because there is no way to determine whether someone is discriminating or not, many innocent people could be put in jail or executed, and real criminals could be left on the streets.  I wish the justice system could be blind, but I don’t see how it could be.
I think our country is pro death penalty because we blow up our crimes to be huge new topics. Whenever there is a bad crime the entire country knows about it. When there is so much pressure to find the criminal and punish them for their actions, people will support the death penalty. If there wasn’t such a large spotlight on the justice system I don’t think as many people would be in favor of it. I think our society makes everything a little more dramatic than it actually is, so their responses are more dramatic then they should be.  I also think many people believe it will bring them closure for their loss. Unfortunately it wont. When that life is lost your loved one’s does not come back. Our society supports the death penalty because our society supports revenge.
To the families of the victims at the clemency case I would say, I am sorry for your loss, it must be extremely painful and sad, but taking the life of this person will not bring you any peace. It will not bring back your loved one. I truly believe that taking the life of another person will not help you grieve. At the end of the day nothing has been accomplished. That empty spot in your heart is still missing, and one more person has lost their life. I would encourage the victim’s families to watch the confessions of the other victims families who are opposed to the death penalty. Emit Till was brutally lynched, but his mom is opposed to the death penalty. Those who are opposed could explain to the victims in the clemency cases why death isn’t the answer.  I believe there is no room for revenge in the justice system.