There’s a reason that Lady Justice in the Supreme Court wears a blindfold. It signifies that justice is blind to influences outside the law. The whining over “social justice” and “racial justice” are political buzz words that cause harm to the justice system.
The not so unintended consequence of bellyaching for social justice and racial justice also divides the people into “victims” and not victims. Victims that a particular political party will tend to exploit, at the expense of justice, for their own political gain. There is no place in a justice system based on the rule of law for social justice, racial justice, or politics. There is only one justice system and it applies equally to everyone. Period.
The wheels of justice move at all speeds. That is to say, it moves faster for some than others. Take the 10 year old case of (Baghdad) Jim McDermott. Just…
The post-Katrina flood in New Orleans has all but wiped out the contents in the main evidence rooms in New Orleans. Some judges are subsequently handing out get-out-of-jail-free cards, witnesses are…
