Can someone tell me about how unfair it is that rich people can just by justice and the poor are sent away?
404603
Who told you that life was fair. Its not. Thats the way it is. Never has been, never will be. Best to not waste time trying to get justice, best to spend that time getting money.
1184579
Some days ago a Christian on Q/A explained to me that it is like you are condemmned by the court any some rich guy comes and pay the fine so that I have not to go to jail.\n\n\nI am still wondering why should i still have to go to jail after the rich guy paid my fine?
964148
It's not fair, but it's the best system available.\n\nPure majority rule, of course, is destined to fail (they'll just oppress the minority and deny them the right to vote, and keep doing it until it's an oligarchy), so you need strong limitations on government power designed to protect minority rights.\n\nThat's a lot more complicated than it sounds.
7143
I think the broken part of the system is the endless appeals cycle.  The fact that someone on death row actually has a smaller annual chance of dying than the average inner city youth (I got that tidbit from Freakonomics if I remember correctly) seems wasteful to me.\n\nBut at the same time, we're not running the Tower of London here.  I think, in a perfect world, we would establish a system with a limited set of appeals or appeal conditions (really new evidence not "judge roulette") and when a case is beyond a shadow of a doubt, the swiftest possible justice should be applied.  As long as you're under the shadow of doubt though, we need to treat incarcerated citizens with full human dignity.
18161
I disagree with your premise...I see wealth being redistributed all the time.\n\nIndividuals who were born poor are constantly finding ways to change their circumstance and their tax bracket.  It happens ridiculously often, at least here in the States.  Remember, if you have nothing, it's hard to get any poorer.  So these folks have little to risk, and everything to gain from starting a business.  The poor make arguably the best small business owners.\n\nOn the other side, the rich stop getting richer when they die, and in many, many cases their heirs quickly "redistribute" their fortunes, often squandering a lifetime of wealth in a few short years.
386791
they cant. trust me i know covictions are with you for the rest of your life.im sure under cirten circumstances they could be completely erased if a person was wrongly convicted wich could make one a rich person
741820
The problem is our judicial system is very flawed.  There are many innocent people in jail, and guilty ones in the street.  I agree some people are given lighter sentences than what they deserve and others harsher than they deserve.  But our system is what it is, if you don't plan on getting out there and trying to make a change then there is no point in complaining about it.  I am back and forth on the issue of the death penalty,  but to answer your question, yes there should be certain criteria for sending someone to deathrow.   There should be certain regulations.  But every crime is different, and until it happens to you or someone in your family it is hard to say.  and that goes for being the defendant or the victim.  it is hard on both families.
975226
It depends on how much money you have. I have seen far too many innocent people punished because of poor representation.  Good Luck!
432375
Normally I'd bring in sources, but have decided to merely shoot from the hip on this one. Income inequality is a dicey term. If referring specifically to the idea that some people make millions, and others make so little, then the answer is you cannot necessarily do away with that in a mostly capitalistic society. However, the way to adjust for this problem is through taxes. The rich may not like it, but the amount of money they make every year is more than most of this country will see in their entire lives. Therefore, we must re-instill the wealthy with a sense of patriotism, and institute a truly progressive taxation system. A man making a million dollars a year could easily afford to provide the government with 50-75% of their income in taxes. 90% of the population makes under $100,000 per year, so I believe that the wealthy citizen could manage with $250,000.\nNow, the argument against this is that the rich earned their money, and so they deserve it. However, those people are merely materialistic sheep. They do not understand that money isn't everything, and so they'd rather be measured by what they own and not who they are as people. Consequently, the point is not whether or not they deserve the money, the question pertains to whether or not they are compassionate human beings who understand that we're all on this planet together. If the human race would stop being so selfish, and merely put in some effort to bringing everyone up, the world would be a much better place.\nIn sumation, since the wealthy have a tendancy to be unconcerned with the plight of the poor, it is imperative for the government to provide. And, as stated, the way to provide is to tax. Everyone hates taxes, but without them there would be no government. No government means no laws, and no police or firemen. Therefore, the country would descend into chaos, and we would all lose.
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In the US, the one designed by and for the benefit of the attorneys who work it, has virtually NOTHING to do with justice.\n\nIt would be the same if we allowed used car sales men to develop an elaborate, contorted, "system" which you had to proceed through because it was the only way you could buy a car.  Besides taking ten years so they could justify their commission, your car would cost 100 times more than neccessary.\n\nIf I were a lawyer I would go back to bed and when I awoke from my nightmare, hopefully I would be engaged in an occupation that provided even a slight bit of dignity - sucking the d*cks of strangers in a New York City bus terminal bathroom for $0.25 donations would be a quantum leap in the right direction. \n\nLawyers are the scourge of the earth and lower than whale sh*t on the characterlogical evolutionary scale. They would represent a man who they personally caught raping their own daughter if they thought his check had at least a 50-50 chance of clearing the bank. \n\nJust ask:\n\nthe 50 self-serving pariahs that worked on OJ's behalf.\n\nthe scum who represent organized crime\n\nthe low lifes representing the tobaco industry\n\nthe seemingly 75 million bottom feeders who have accident injury "helplines"\n\nthe 100's of leeches who make up congress, 75% of which are attorneys\n\nor the truly elite of the entire pile of crap system, the ones who come up with an endless parade of specious arguments to keep murderers with arrest records longer than the Nile River alive, permitting them to live on death row for decades after their victims, who were raped, tortured, and/or butchered are long forgotten about. \n\nAs an annology - \n\nImagine walking through the most remote jungle on the planet.  You come across a village and in a corner of the village is a man in a cage.  Upon asking the chief of the village why the man was in the cage, the chief replied we think he committed a murder 20 years ago and we are still in the process of spending millions (yes millions) of dollars trying to determine if he is guilty.  You would be hard pressed not to think of them as the most ignorant, backward, incompetent, savages on the planet.\n\nReplace the cage with a prison in America and poof - you have the American criminal justice system.  Not caring about justice but about protracting cases to generate fees. \n\nWill one of you pompous, glorified, f*cking english majors, especially those who incorporate "Esquire" into your lame ass names, please enlighten the rest of us as to how that analogy is significantly different from the US "legal" system.\n\nThink about it - A trial attorney's primary responsibility is to keep his client out of court, but if he did that, he would go broke and end up stocking shelves at Walmart.\n\nDoes the US Supreme Court really have to waste their time and our tax dollars (as they are doing RIGHT NOW) deciding  on the inane concept and legal head scratcher of whether or not giving a shot as a part of administering lethal injection really constitute cruel and unusual punishment - GIVE ME A F*CKING BREAK. \n\nHow about if we dare to use just a little LOGIC and say, if the inmate EVER agreed to and received an injection for medical or dental care - the point is mute.  It was fine with him then, it must be fine now.  Pull back the f*cking plunger on the syringe and get it over with.\n\nThe entire system is an insult to the intelligence of the American people and a crimminal offence against victims and their families.
779577
Yes very much so. Apparently people are not reasonable enough to handle have this privilege. Sometimes one bad irresponsible person ruins it for all.
310887
i dont believe it either\n\nlove is not fair as someone can steal your loved one and your loved one can cheat on you\n\nwar is not fair as the weaker side (innocents) will suffer
325113
A lot of our life chances are determined by things that are certainly out of our control. The way the world workers ensures that there will always be degrees of inequality (at least in the present system). All that a person can do is take the life chances that they have been given and try evertyhing they can to make the most out of them, and try to surpass what is expected of you. Yes, life is certainly hard and not always fair, but all a person can do is try and make the best of it.
760278
I think that people, men and women, become rich, because they have worked very hard and they deserve it! Whereas, there are enough of them who become rich, because they have a good inheritance and they dont have to work in order to get money! Thats really unfair!
1182807
WOW....quite sad.  I don't think there will be justice....at least not the how you describe it.  I am sure if the people could afford to walk out....they would have already done so.  \n\nHere in America we have a saying.........I'm sure you will gets it's meaning and this is why I think idiots have these jobs...here goes the saying..."it's not who you KNOW.  It's who you BLOW"  \n\nBest wishes to those who you observe with disinterest.
792575
how can you pay someone today for the damage done to their ancestors? you cant put a price on human suffering, you can however create a society that promotes equality for all.  living in N.Ireland and being a catholic,  we have had to fight for our civil rights but how can i be financially recompensed for the way in which a government miss treated my parents and grandparents?  equal opportunity is the way forward but that is easier said than done. while those in power are still blighted by their bigoted ideas which have been passed down through the generations we will be destined to be treated as 2nd class citizens. so it is up to the individual to promote themselves and not be caught up in spiral which will  consume their thoughts and lives, rise up and show the governments that inflicted such pain on us and our ancestors that we are survivors, we are still here and have a part to play in society  and that is a quality which has been born of your mistreatment of us and others.
774079
Nope, never had that happen. Poor people tend to stay poor. Rich people tend to be stingy!