Key Elements Of Justice Essay

Justice is an important aspect of the United States and it should always prevail. It is important for justice to be blind because it hurts the reputation of the criminal court of law in the United States if it isn't. Justice has three important elements. It needs to be credible, fair, and balanced. These three elements help make justice the best sense of law in the United States, for all of its citizens.

The law is made to prevent people from committing crimes. If the law allows a person to get away with stealing even though the person is trying to provide for their family then that allows lead way for other people who steal or commit other crimes. It also contradicts justice, because laws are implemented so that justice can take place . If justice is not blind it could cause the justice system to be questioned because they are allowing people who have committed a crime to not receive consequences. People who commit crimes should be punished and should not be rewarded or have excuses that cause others to have self pity for them like the person who stole merchandise to provide for their family in case 1. Even though he was trying to provide for his family, he still broke the law. It is important for justice to maintain its

credibility and continue to implement its law, because the moment it doesn’t justice isn’t being done, instead it will turn into a corrupt government.
The only way for justice to be credible is for it to also be fair. Another reason for justice to blind is because it isn’t fair for some people to receive mercy and others not to just because of the circumstance that they are in. A crime is a crime no matter how big or small it is. People who commit crimes tend to know what they are doing beforehand. For example, in case 2, the mother kidnapped her three year old daughter because she thought the father was abusing her. Even though it is her daughter, it is still kidnapping because they had joint custody over their child. This woman knew that she was committing a crime, and knew that there would be consequences. Justice needs to be fair to keep everything equal and balanced no matter what background, gender, race or circumstance that a person is in or comes from because the moment circumstances and backgrounds are considered it becomes a whole different matter. Instead of just looking at the straight facts, people will use their circumstance to receive different treatments. Some people would be favored while others would be stereotyped negatively.
This lead into the last key component of justice.

When justice is credible and fair it becomes balanced and then justice will maintain order in the government. Without balance everything would collapse, there would be chaos among the people, and they would bring justice into their own hands. For example, in case 3, Henry takes the law into his own hands by assaulting the man who raped his daughter. Just because one person commits a crime does not give another person the right to take the matter into their hands. The reason why there is a court system is to make sure people don't do things like this because justice is not about an eye for an eye it is about uncovering the truth and making sure people receive consequences for what they did

wrong.
Justice is a moral that the United States has implemented forever and is something that is taken for granted often. It is important that the court system stays credible, fair, and balanced because without this the United States would be very unstable and corrupt. Devastating chaos would erupt and vigilantes would appear trying to maintain their own sense of order, but it would only make things worse and endanger more people. The mitigating circumstances did not change my verdict, but I did have sympathy for some of them. However, they did not have to commit the crimes, no matter what circumstance they were in because there is always another solution to the problem without breaking the law which is why I believe that justice needs to be blind to keep order and peace.