Category: Justice For All


Whether the death penalty should be abolished or used  as a form of punishment still lingers in debates today. In my opinion the act of taking someone life can never be repaid by giving someone the death penalty. I say this because the lost of a life in all situations are perceived as horrible events. On the one hand we seek justice by giving someone the death penalty for horrible crimes but on the other hand the judicial preform horrible acts by taking someones life. Thus killing someone for committing a horrible crime is not the answer, the death penalty will never bring about justice for anyone.

If we consider the pros and cons for having the death penalty on the books it is resemble to say viscous criminals are punished, but in-return the judicial system ends up being the lawbreakers. When the legal system takes someone life by administrating the death penalty someone is being murdered and this is a crime. Although families and people being harmed by cold-blooded killers get to witness justice, heartless murderers become prey for the legal system. The cons out weight the pros in this case, thus the death penalty should be abolished.

As an alternative for giving the death penalty the legal system can put a program together that deals with the specific issues causing someone to commit murder and allow homicidal individuals to partake in this program. Also establishing an area with expert doctors and researchers working on solutions to resolve homicidal tendencies would help both the community and the murderers. Killing someone for merciless crimes won’t solve the issue but rehabilitating and offering support may decrease the chances of someone committing murder. It is our society and we decide the rules and regulations to live with so leave a comment and get involved. Thanks for checking out this post.

Down below is a video that gives an account of information on the death penalty, check it out and post a comment thanks for watching and reading this post.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1htDY230jx4

 

 

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When I first saw this painting on a side of a building, it capture my attention and intrigued me. In this painting, a man was shackled in chains, but gained the strength to break free. Instantly, after looking at this painting, I thought about African Americans breaking free from our chains. In 1876 Jim Crow Laws were enacted and African Americans have been fighting with institutionalized oppression. These laws were designed to keep Minorities away from equality based on the color of their skin.

 “After the end of Reconstruction, which followed from the Compromise of 1877, the new Democratic governments in the South instituted state laws to separate black and white racial groups, submitting African-Americans to de facto second-class citizenship and enforcing white supremacy. Collectively, these state laws were called the Jim Crow system, after the name of a stereotypical 1830’s black minstrel show character. ” (Remembering Jim Crow – Minnesota Public Radio)

Today we see Jim Crow Laws being implemented through mass incarceration. There are more African Americans in prison today, then ever before. Viewing the painting on the side of the building brought this idea to mind that it’s time for African Americans to break free from these chains. To me the man in the painting represents hope for African Americans that one day we will gain the strength to break free from our chains. One day we will be able to fully live the American dream and pursue happiness as a progressive community.

Justices For All

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Get involved and help put a stop to the exploitation of our incarcerated citizens in NYS prisons.

NYS Prisoner Justice Conference – Albany, New York 2010

On March 27, 2010 the New York State Prisoner Justice Network organized a meeting to help prisoners who were being mistreated. This meeting was held in Albany, New York and the  main objective was to form a single and cooperative power to confront and modify New York’s criminal justice system.

“The Network’s purpose is to explore, plan, strategize and implement organizations and individuals working collaboratively to change the criminal injustice system, to bring our collective strength to bear on changing the intolerable system of mass incarceration, injustice, and disrespect for the lives of our loved ones and the survival of our families and communities, that now prevails, and to reverse the culture of racism, inequality, and scapegoating that sustains it.” New York State Prisoner Justice Network (2012).

For more information on the New York State Prisoner Justice Network you may click on the link below. Please check out the website and help us put a stop to prisoner exploitation. In today’s society every voice counts especially yours! Thank you for checking out my blog and stay tune for more updates and blogs entries!

http://www.nysprisonerjustice.org/about-us