Judicial Flaws and How to Fix Them

I am surprised that you asked the question: “If people do things that society says are ‘wrong,’ should they be punished?” Of course they should! I have never in my days heard of such a silly question. If somebody does something amoral, they should be punished accordingly. 

I am mostly happy with the justice system as it stands. It has its flaws, however. Innocents sometimes get convicted, but an even worse thing is that criminals are acquitted more often than they should be. Innocents should stay out of jail, and criminals should never go free. Unfortunately, these things do happen, and I have a proposed change that may help alleviate it.

The one thing that I take major issue with is the concept of “double jeopardy” where the suspect of a crime may never be tried twice for the same charges. To this concept I say: if there is new evidence that arises, nothing should stop the case from returning to court. Too often a criminal is discovered after they are acquitted, and the law cannot do anything about the fact that a guilty person is free, even if they know that the person is guilty. It is not right that the justice system may know for a fact that a person is guilty, but they cannot bring a criminal to justice if they have already been let free. My justice system would not allow double jeopardy, since it only helps criminals get away with things.

Justice is not always as fair as it should be, mostly because of lawyers, and how money determines the quality of your defense. My justice system would have would be fixed-rate lawyers. To fix that, I have a plan. All lawyers should cost the same, no matter how good they are, that the accused may have the opportunity for an excellent defense. In our justice system, you are almost guaranteed acquittal if you have a lot of money. That is not right, because some of the worst members of society are filthy rich. Why should the amount of money you have determine whether or not you get a good defense? This could easily be remedied however. One thing that could be done is what I said above: all lawyers cost the same. Another thing that could be done would be a mandate for a stricter testing regimen for potential lawyers. If we were to raise the bar, more lawyers would be good, and the justice system would be fairer.

Other than the things mentioned above, I think our justice system works wonderfully, and I think that it will be almost perfect with a little tweaking. Punishments are fair, and aside from what I said about lawyers, the judicial process works like a charm. The process of selecting an unbiased jury and the removal of single judge verdicts allow for fair and unbiased justice for everyone. Our justice system is one of the great things about America, and if some minor things were fixed, it would be almost perfect for everyone. Perhaps it would be a great step towards making the world a better place. After all, is it not the purpose of justice to create a better world for all of humankind?