Justice And Madame Justice: The Definition Of Justice

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What is justice? This may seem like an easily answered question today’s society makes it quite the task. People throughout society have their own distinctive definition of justice. It is a word in which, to every person, has a different meaning. Although "Justice" has a massive list of meanings, it can somewhat be defined. Roughly, it can be defined as “the principal of fairness and the ideal of moral equity.” There are many places that justice is and is not practiced. These include the criminal justice system and everyday places like home or work.
First, justice is the center of every debate, involving our criminal justice system, because of its vast majority of definitions. While the definitions are vast and complicated, my …show more content…

This is how our laws work now, for the most part. Justice is usually set up and carried out by our police, courts, and other law making officials in our society. Although this system has worked for our society thus far, situations do occur in which our laws are not so clear on. When cases like this happen the court system takes over and then a trial takes place for the offender. A trial is a very good way to ensure that an offender will be treated fairly and they will not be unjustly convicted. Sometimes justice and fairness can be misleading. For example, a trial’s jury members can cause a person to have unjust penalties and or sentences. Jury members may have a personal opinion that conflicts with the case such as racism, their religion, or just pure emotion. Not everyone who participates in this system acts in a just manner. For instance there was a case involving an African American man by the name of Rodney King. This man was allegedly beaten by L.A.P.D. officers while they were attempting to arrest him. Although the beating was caught on tape, it was deemed necessary to be appropriate amount of excessive force by twelve all white male jurors, who found the police not guilty of assault. I would like to see cases like this excluded from happening again. It is important for everyone to get there day in …show more content…

Immediately we run into “the fallacy of doing good,” which is the tendency of a person to act contrary to the purpose and role of their vocations in their attempts to “do good,” which ends up making things worse than they were. One example may be a chef at a restaurant who gives away dozens of free meals every night out of the kindness of heart. However, it is not his restaurant, nor his food, and the owner has not given him permission to do so. In this case, the chef’s generosity is right, but his actions are not. Using justice at work is being there for the people who work for you. Which mean believing that they can do great things and contribute to the community, even when few others can see it. Also, it using your impact to give them opportunities and, advancing their career whenever you have the

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