Justice, does it go with morality?
The world we live in is far from perfect we can lock away murderers, paedophiles and terrorists, however their impacts and actions still are visible on all that were affected. The scars are still there and all though time will make these mental scars slowly fade as the victim tries to move along with their life. Ladies and Gentleman this example is one that many individuals must live with for the rest of their life, while the prosecuted get safe haven and hospitality from the prisons they are in for the next ten years, do you believe this is moral justice?
This can also be seen in the case of Tom Robinson that was portrayed by to kill a mockingbird written by Harper Lee who has a child personally encountered prejudice as a normal every day chore; which makes the novel have its own social realism.
A recent example of how legal justice does not always ensure moral justice, is the last two of the notorious drug trafficking group, who most certainly deserved their imprisonment however, after ten years of prison the question must be asked do the last two really deserve to die? Is that morally correct after all that time they spent in rehabilitation?
After research, I found out that Afghanistan has arguably the worst law system in the world, as it follows old traditions as well as outdated practices that involve stoning and beheading. The immoral beliefs of justice, really opened my eyes to the treatment of the children in Afghanistan. There is no such thing as moral justice or justice, in Afghanistan.
To kill a mockingbird is a novel, written by Harper Lee that follows the unfairness of the Great Depression and the underlying themes of discrimination and moral injustice. The novel reflects many discriminations that were present in the great depression and is also seen to portray, social realism. The main injustice that was focussed on in to kill a mockingbird was the trial of Tom Robinson, which was biased to the white trash as they were seen to be socially above the afro Americans, and can be seen in the novel as being mistreated and often even called by their name. This cruel truth is expressed by Mr.Ewell as he tries to dehumanize Tom, and also state his social class to make the jury agree with his side "I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin' on my Mayella!" The phrase is extremely derogatory and shows how discriminatory life was for the Negro’s of the 1930’s. The life of afro Americans has improved from the slave pay and treatment which they were subjected to, however their rights were stripped and they were treated as animals much like the Australians stolen generation.
Morality is hard to seek in mankind, and in the case of the last remainders of the Bali 9, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were proven to be reformed and were known inside the prison cages as respectable individuals.
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan had been in the Indonesian jail system for ten whole years, just waiting for their chance to prove their rehabilitation, and new outlook of life. These men were now going to be on death row after all the hard work they made for the chance to be reintroduced back into society after all the mistakes that were made; the Australian’s should have been given the chance of leaving the hell hole they were stuck in for ten years.
Many see the death of the two Australian drug dealers as not a big deal, as they deserved what they got legally however, morally how would you feel if after ten years of hard work and reforming your view of society. Then suddenly president with a unhealthy problem with justice sentences you to death? Mr Joko (president of Indonesia) might have the power in his hands but he has no right as a human being in all good conscience to kill Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan on the prison island of Nusakambangan. Mr Joko’s states that it is in Indonesian laws that drug trafficking is punishable by death however, this may be true but that doesn't mean we should support those laws. If a law is unjust, why would we agree with its execution, particularly when it involves the death penalty? When men and women are sentenced to Public Beheading to death overseas you don't hear people saying "well, they knew that was the law when they fought against the governments tyranny, and that country has a right to enforce its laws".
Isn’t that an immoral act? They are against the laws, however morally just want freedom and freedom of speech, so do you really believe that the death of two drug dealers has solved the drug situation in Australia? No! It has not in fact reports from the Victorian police show that drug consumption has increased, after the death of the individuals. The two Australians deaths were most certainly in vain, rehabilitation was their strongest belief in prison, but that did not save them from the distortion of justice and morality by Mr Joko’s actions, it is truly an outrage and an injustice to the Australian society.
Did you know the Afghan government has addressed the situation of six million Afghan children - around 15 million under the age of 15 - whose living conditions have been described as "critical." The children are forced into child labor and often fall victim to sexual abuse. The world we live in is far from perfect however, this is another issue that troubles millions of children not far from all our ages, these kids live in poverty and get physically hurt each and every day.
Ladies and Gentleman can you imagine if you, lived like these other fifteen million others? The pain and mental scarring these young children go through compared to us is depressing and morally upsetting; these young children and adolescents have been through more torture than any of us and they don’t get any publicity, the people who cause their pain don’t even get prosecuted for their unjust action as the laws do not see how they can be incriminated. The justice system has failed the 15 million children who are in Afghanistan and has allowed their future generation to work under conditions that are actually worse than the African Americans work standards back in the 1800’s. The immoral acts on children in Afghanistan is to make the adults feel good about themselves and also gives them that reason to justify their actions, did you also know that you can make your child live out your prison term if you get convicted of a crime, there is no justice in Afghanistan. Within this case it is clear that the Afghanistan government needs to stop these kind of laws and also to try and help its inhabitants throughout its financial and educational failures. In 2011, the commission stated that hardly anyone noticed, but the Afghan government cut the budget for the state's Independent Human Rights Commission by half this year, evidencing "the government's lack of interest and political will in the promotion of human rights," the commission said. I plead to all, as the educated generations of Australia, to help repair these kids’ lives; they need your help as the government has neglected them and their rights, will you?
Many believe that Laws are put in place to keep all in order, and to keep the general public safe. There are also laws that allow humans to have rights and to vote and even to drive cars, as so there is a natural order to the democracy, and how everything works within it, Justice is the quality of being just; fair. How could one be immoral if they were being fair?
To rebut,
We can all agree that laws keep order in our society, and I am sure we can all agree that we need laws to keep all of us safe from many cruel actions. However, if we have learnt anything that, I have mentioned in this opinion piece you can see that one society’s justice is not another’s, we can also perceive that many health and financial issues occur while governments try to silence their people like Afghanistan. From the factual information that I have showed you can comprehend that justice is just a word that is made up to hide the truth, you can see this through the court case of Tom Robinson where there was undoubtable evidence that he was innocent, yet the prejudice jury convicted him guilty and many whites called that justice. Morally we can all agree, that Tom was incorrectly charged however, this is just another incident where justice is not present. Ladies and Gentleman what happened to Tom Robinson was not just, it was beyond most reasonable doubt immoral.
In conclusion,
Legal justice does not always ensure moral justice, as there is no such thing as justice. The word and its meaning are made up, however, it is the real world facts that I have presented that make the meaning of justice and morality seem so real. The power of wrongs in this world makes many want to proceed to do rights, and that is what Harper Lee created with the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee created hope of a world where racism was frowned upon and unity was agreed. The Bali 9 duo also tried to correct their injustices in prison however, ‘justice’ and the wrath of Mr Joko president of Indonesia did not save their reformed selves from the firing squad that awaited, as they would become evidence of a trafficking threat that didn’t do anything but, kill two reformed men. Finally, the Immoral and injustice of the Afghan children’s abuse and slavery that was caused by outdated laws and immoral loop holes that allow paedophilia to not be an offense. All of these arguments are immoral and could not be helped by the limited power of legal justice, only we can help those in need. Will you help them? When their government won’t?
The world we live in is far from perfect we can lock away murderers, paedophiles and terrorists, however their impacts and actions still are visible on all that were affected. The scars are still there and all though time will make these mental scars slowly fade as the victim tries to move along with their life. Ladies and Gentleman this example is one that many individuals must live with for the rest of their life, while the prosecuted get safe haven and hospitality from the prisons they are in for the next ten years, do you believe this is moral justice?
This can also be seen in the case of Tom Robinson that was portrayed by to kill a mockingbird written by Harper Lee who has a child personally encountered prejudice as a normal every day chore; which makes the novel have its own social realism.
A recent example of how legal justice does not always ensure moral justice, is the last two of the notorious drug trafficking group, who most certainly deserved their imprisonment however, after ten years of prison the question must be asked do the last two really deserve to die? Is that morally correct after all that time they spent in rehabilitation?
After research, I found out that Afghanistan has arguably the worst law system in the world, as it follows old traditions as well as outdated practices that involve stoning and beheading. The immoral beliefs of justice, really opened my eyes to the treatment of the children in Afghanistan. There is no such thing as moral justice or justice, in Afghanistan.
To kill a mockingbird is a novel, written by Harper Lee that follows the unfairness of the Great Depression and the underlying themes of discrimination and moral injustice. The novel reflects many discriminations that were present in the great depression and is also seen to portray, social realism. The main injustice that was focussed on in to kill a mockingbird was the trial of Tom Robinson, which was biased to the white trash as they were seen to be socially above the afro Americans, and can be seen in the novel as being mistreated and often even called by their name. This cruel truth is expressed by Mr.Ewell as he tries to dehumanize Tom, and also state his social class to make the jury agree with his side "I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin' on my Mayella!" The phrase is extremely derogatory and shows how discriminatory life was for the Negro’s of the 1930’s. The life of afro Americans has improved from the slave pay and treatment which they were subjected to, however their rights were stripped and they were treated as animals much like the Australians stolen generation.
Morality is hard to seek in mankind, and in the case of the last remainders of the Bali 9, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were proven to be reformed and were known inside the prison cages as respectable individuals.
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan had been in the Indonesian jail system for ten whole years, just waiting for their chance to prove their rehabilitation, and new outlook of life. These men were now going to be on death row after all the hard work they made for the chance to be reintroduced back into society after all the mistakes that were made; the Australian’s should have been given the chance of leaving the hell hole they were stuck in for ten years.
Many see the death of the two Australian drug dealers as not a big deal, as they deserved what they got legally however, morally how would you feel if after ten years of hard work and reforming your view of society. Then suddenly president with a unhealthy problem with justice sentences you to death? Mr Joko (president of Indonesia) might have the power in his hands but he has no right as a human being in all good conscience to kill Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan on the prison island of Nusakambangan. Mr Joko’s states that it is in Indonesian laws that drug trafficking is punishable by death however, this may be true but that doesn't mean we should support those laws. If a law is unjust, why would we agree with its execution, particularly when it involves the death penalty? When men and women are sentenced to Public Beheading to death overseas you don't hear people saying "well, they knew that was the law when they fought against the governments tyranny, and that country has a right to enforce its laws".
Isn’t that an immoral act? They are against the laws, however morally just want freedom and freedom of speech, so do you really believe that the death of two drug dealers has solved the drug situation in Australia? No! It has not in fact reports from the Victorian police show that drug consumption has increased, after the death of the individuals. The two Australians deaths were most certainly in vain, rehabilitation was their strongest belief in prison, but that did not save them from the distortion of justice and morality by Mr Joko’s actions, it is truly an outrage and an injustice to the Australian society.
Did you know the Afghan government has addressed the situation of six million Afghan children - around 15 million under the age of 15 - whose living conditions have been described as "critical." The children are forced into child labor and often fall victim to sexual abuse. The world we live in is far from perfect however, this is another issue that troubles millions of children not far from all our ages, these kids live in poverty and get physically hurt each and every day.
Ladies and Gentleman can you imagine if you, lived like these other fifteen million others? The pain and mental scarring these young children go through compared to us is depressing and morally upsetting; these young children and adolescents have been through more torture than any of us and they don’t get any publicity, the people who cause their pain don’t even get prosecuted for their unjust action as the laws do not see how they can be incriminated. The justice system has failed the 15 million children who are in Afghanistan and has allowed their future generation to work under conditions that are actually worse than the African Americans work standards back in the 1800’s. The immoral acts on children in Afghanistan is to make the adults feel good about themselves and also gives them that reason to justify their actions, did you also know that you can make your child live out your prison term if you get convicted of a crime, there is no justice in Afghanistan. Within this case it is clear that the Afghanistan government needs to stop these kind of laws and also to try and help its inhabitants throughout its financial and educational failures. In 2011, the commission stated that hardly anyone noticed, but the Afghan government cut the budget for the state's Independent Human Rights Commission by half this year, evidencing "the government's lack of interest and political will in the promotion of human rights," the commission said. I plead to all, as the educated generations of Australia, to help repair these kids’ lives; they need your help as the government has neglected them and their rights, will you?
Many believe that Laws are put in place to keep all in order, and to keep the general public safe. There are also laws that allow humans to have rights and to vote and even to drive cars, as so there is a natural order to the democracy, and how everything works within it, Justice is the quality of being just; fair. How could one be immoral if they were being fair?
To rebut,
We can all agree that laws keep order in our society, and I am sure we can all agree that we need laws to keep all of us safe from many cruel actions. However, if we have learnt anything that, I have mentioned in this opinion piece you can see that one society’s justice is not another’s, we can also perceive that many health and financial issues occur while governments try to silence their people like Afghanistan. From the factual information that I have showed you can comprehend that justice is just a word that is made up to hide the truth, you can see this through the court case of Tom Robinson where there was undoubtable evidence that he was innocent, yet the prejudice jury convicted him guilty and many whites called that justice. Morally we can all agree, that Tom was incorrectly charged however, this is just another incident where justice is not present. Ladies and Gentleman what happened to Tom Robinson was not just, it was beyond most reasonable doubt immoral.
In conclusion,
Legal justice does not always ensure moral justice, as there is no such thing as justice. The word and its meaning are made up, however, it is the real world facts that I have presented that make the meaning of justice and morality seem so real. The power of wrongs in this world makes many want to proceed to do rights, and that is what Harper Lee created with the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee created hope of a world where racism was frowned upon and unity was agreed. The Bali 9 duo also tried to correct their injustices in prison however, ‘justice’ and the wrath of Mr Joko president of Indonesia did not save their reformed selves from the firing squad that awaited, as they would become evidence of a trafficking threat that didn’t do anything but, kill two reformed men. Finally, the Immoral and injustice of the Afghan children’s abuse and slavery that was caused by outdated laws and immoral loop holes that allow paedophilia to not be an offense. All of these arguments are immoral and could not be helped by the limited power of legal justice, only we can help those in need. Will you help them? When their government won’t?