So what? What if this inequality against social classes were to continue in our court system? Wouldn’t it be okay? After all, it has continued for decades. The answer is no. If a change does not take place, things will only continue in this direction, which is not towards a state of reform. In the case of socioeconomic status determining criminal sentencing, the implications of the future are very serious, including prejudiced actions and separations in our society. If America begins to realize the social injustice taking place in our court room, as it continues, people are going to become more violent and more prejudice. On the one hand, people often like to rebel against things they disagree with, and in cases such as these, there are many chances for this to occur. As trials progress, onlookers like to wait outside the courtroom with raging comments and actions enforcing their viewpoint. Although these riots do not always get out of hand, we should strive to fix the problem before there is a chance of danger. Rebellions and strikes are things which can get very dangerous very fast, and if people feel drawn to oppose our court system in this way, the result could be devastating. There are many groups joining together which aim to increase awareness of this issue. After the case of the West Memphis Three, the group Arkansa Working to Achieve Revolution united together to fight the case. While this group focuses on peaceful resolutions, others might take it to the extreme. I think we need to avoid any conflict such as these whenever possible, and providing equal justice for all social classes is one way appease the public.
Along with this injustice in our court rooms comes a rise in prejudice. As people begin to realize what’s going on, they will truly see how prejudice still occurs in today’s society. One would hope that this realization might spark a positive reform, but if the opposite occurs, we could end up with a newly realized prejudiced society. What are people to think when they see the court room separating by social class; isn’t it okay for everybody to judge based on prejudices? Personally, I would hate to see America become an even more separated, prejudiced place to live. With growing reform in our court system, we can aim to fight this ominous future.
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Of course equal justice for all is ideal, but is it attainable? I agree that the correlation between socioeconomic status and unfair representation during trials definitely exists and needs to be changed, but how would one go about achieving this measure? It is difficult to change one’s core beliefs concerning an issue when they have been instilled for most of one’s life. How do you set a standard of what determines “equal justice for all social classes”? It seems it would be difficult to please everyone by taking this stance because some people, those who are being well-represented, are probably satisfied with the current procession of justice. I don’t agree that the implication of socioeconomic status is “separation in society” because I think social stratification has been present for many years. I think that prejudice in society already exists, instead of being an effect of variance in affluent status in trials.
Your tone is very direct which helps your audience understand your position on the issue. You also do a nice job in defining definitions in a way in which your reader can comprehend. You may want to try to elaborate more on the implications if this topic is unresolved, such as more specific examples of a separated society.
I think you did a good job with your blog. I found it easy to understand. I also feel like you had a strong voice that gave substantial support to your view point on the issue. You made good use of rhetorical questions. You should elaborate a little more about the "separations" that you talked about at the beginning of your blog.
This is well written in general and pretty easy to understand. The introduction is very effective in drawing in the reader. I think it could use a little more specific substance though - what inequalities, rebellion and strikes would you like to avoid?
Nice introduction and a nice post overall. I think there is one gap in it though that would make your argument complete.
You say, "Wouldn't it be okay? After all, it has continued for decades. The answer is no. If a change does not take place, things will only continue to get worse...."
I think you need to prove it has gotten worse over time. Because personally I think it has gotten better, and will continue to get better.
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