The documentary True Justice tells about the inferiority of the judicial system in the United States. The US criminal justice system is far from perfect and is often seen as unfair to poor people and people of color. Justice should be concerned with the protection of citizens and not lawlessness, as is currently the case. Lynching and segregation have no place in today’s society, much fewer befitting police officers and the criminal justice system.
It’s unfair to kill an innocent person based on skin color alone. Our system can execute innocent people for turning a blind eye (Kunhardt et al., 2019). Just the thought of it is terrifying, and there are cases of dishonestly condemned and murdered people who are innocent everywhere. It is also horrifying how long this can continue in the United States and worldwide. These cases speak of the terrible quality of lawyers, and thus the court becomes a legal lynching. Show trials last long, giving the defendant hope, but in the end, they still lead to execution (Kunhardt et al., 2019). These horrors should be considered not a state problem but a problem of the whole nation as they can affect anyone.
It is difficult to imagine the dishonest condemnation of a loved one who is pure and innocent. In the current century, such inequality in racial and national uniforms looks wild. A person should not feel in danger because of the color of his skin. It must be fought; otherwise, it may be too late to act, as such incidents still occur daily across the country. There are many cultural and ethnic groups in the US, and they should all feel safe, not fearful, when they see a police officer, but now, that is far from reality. The biggest reason for prejudice is that centuries ago, white people said that black people were different from them (Kunhardt et al., 2019). This attitude adopted several centuries ago has a significant impact on many people’s minds, coupled with human xenophobia.
People in such a situation need more help and support than anyone else. This problem can be solved only by uniting; increasing the punishment for false convictions will not help. Changing the very consciousness of people working in law enforcement agencies is necessary. It is essential to explain to people early on that all people are equal, so it will be possible to eliminate prejudices and raise a generation of the future tolerant of everyone. Recently, the country has been embraced by the BLM movement, which carries just such an idea, giving hope for a brighter future in a country with no racial inequalities. The only advice that can be given is that people need to realize and understand that every citizen is an equal part of society; as an organism, that is the only way to a bright future.
Reference
Kunhardt, G. (Producer, Director), Kunhardt, T. (Producer, Director) & Kunhardt, P. (Producer, Director). (2019). True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality [Film]. HBO; Kunhardt Films.